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All 3 letters words made out of pwn

pwn wpn pnw npw wnp nwp

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Definitions and meaning of pwn

pwn

Etymology

From own, possibly born out of a typographical error (the adjacency of o and p on qwerty keyboards).

Pronunciation

Originally pronounced /əʊn/ (UK) / /oʊn/ (US), like own, and now often pronounced /pəʊn/ (UK) / /poʊn/ (US). Other pronunciations include:

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɔːn/ or /piˈəʊn/ or /piˈɔːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɔn/ or /piˈoʊn/ or /piˈɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔːn, -əʊn, -ɔn, -oʊn

Verb

pwn (third-person singular simple present pwns, present participle pwning, simple past and past participle pwned or pwnd or pwnt)

1. (Internet slang, online gaming, originally leet, transitive, intransitive) To own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game).

   Synonyms: own, pwnz0r

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Noun

pwn (countable and uncountable, plural pwns)

1. (Internet slang, originally leetspeak) Triumph, victory. Often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeated.
2. (Internet slang, computer security, originally leetspeak) An exploit in computer security.

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Anagrams

• PNW, wpn.

Welsh

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pundus, from Latin pondus (“weight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊn/
• Rhymes: -ʊn

Noun

pwn m (plural pynnau)

1. load, burden

Derived terms

• pynfarch m (“packhorse”)

Mutation

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pwn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies