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Going vs Pwn - What's the difference?

going | pwn |

As verbs the difference between going and pwn

is that going is while pwn is (internet slang|online gaming|originally leet) to own in the sense of defeat.

As nouns the difference between going and pwn

is that going is a departure while pwn is (internet|slang|originally|leet) triumph, defeat, victory often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeated.

As an adjective going

is likely to continue; viable.

going

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl), present participle of

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A departure.
  • * Thy going is not lonely, with thee goes thy Husband
  • The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.
  • The going was very difficult over the ice.
  • progress
  • We made good going for a while, but then we came to the price.
  • (figurative) Conditions for advancing in any way.
  • Not only weren't the streets paved with gold, but the going was difficult for an immigrant.
  • (obsolete) pregnancy; gestation; childbearing
  • * (Crew)
  • (in the plural) Course of life; behaviour; doings; ways.
  • * Bible, Job 34.21:
  • His eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Likely to continue; viable.
  • He didn't want to make an unsecured loan to the business because it didn't look like a going concern.
  • That attends habitually or regularly.
  • Current, prevailing.
  • The going rate for manual snow-shoveling is $25 an hour.
  • (after a noun phrase with a superlative) Available.
  • He has the easiest job going .

    See also

    * going to

    Statistics

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    pwn

    English

    (wikipedia pwn)

    Verb

  • (Internet slang, online gaming, originally leet) To own in the sense of defeat.
  • (Internet slang, online gaming, originally leet) To beat someone or something by a wide margin, usually in relation to a game.
  • Noun

    (-)
  • (Internet, slang, originally, leet) Triumph, defeat, victory. Often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeated.
  • Derived terms

    * pwnage

    Quotations

    * 2001, Edward Glamkowski, in alt.games.diablo2 [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.diablo2/msg/35dbd43c3b498da0?dmode=source&hl=en] *: Otherwise I use fury as my normal attack. Fury completely pwns ! * 2003, James Grahame, in alt.games.everquest [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.everquest/msg/043ab720b8a2edbf?dmode=source&hl=en] *: When you get to the Temple of Marr, look very closely at the vases at zone-in and see if you can find the picture where Mith Marr "pwns " someone. * 2004, Bronney Hui, in alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia/msg/712f43b1adc4ab6e?dmode=source&hl=en] *: My Trident pwns the Cirrus Logics! * 2005, *: NOOBZ STILL R NOT PWNED'. CONTINUE '''PWN'''ERSHIP UNTIL ALL NOOBZ R ' PWNED .