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Pwn vs Pyn - What's the difference?

pwn | pyn |

As nouns the difference between pwn and pyn

is that pwn is triumph, defeat, victory. Often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeated while pyn is obsolete form of pin (mood).

As a verb pwn

is to own in the sense of defeat.

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 .

    pyn

    English

    Noun

  • (mood).
  • * 1533, R. Saltwood:
    • As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn .
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