Going vs Pwn - What's the difference?
going | pwn |
A departure.
* Thy going is not lonely, with thee goes thy Husband
The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.
progress
(figurative) Conditions for advancing in any way.
(obsolete) pregnancy; gestation; childbearing
* (Crew)
(in the plural) Course of life; behaviour; doings; ways.
* Bible, Job 34.21:
Likely to continue; viable.
That attends habitually or regularly.
Current, prevailing.
(after a noun phrase with a superlative) Available.
(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.
(Internet, slang, originally, leet) Triumph, defeat, victory. Often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeated.
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 ofNoun
(en noun)- The going was very difficult over the ice.
- We made good going for a while, but then we came to the price.
- Not only weren't the streets paved with gold, but the going was difficult for an immigrant.
- His eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings .
Adjective
(-)- He didn't want to make an unsecured loan to the business because it didn't look like a going concern.
- The going rate for manual snow-shoveling is $25 an hour.
- He has the easiest job going .