See pwn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1999 August 5, Quaestor, “Re: [SP] So..the first victim of the Evil/Hero System”, in rec.games.computer.ultima.online (Usenet), retrieved 2016-09-23, message-ID <37AA8154.D77E6EB8@Skara.Brae>:",
"text": "2nd guard: \"Yeah, shiiit! I PWNED YO @zz!\"",
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"ref": "2001, Edward Glamkowski, alt.games.diablo2 (Usenet):",
"text": "Otherwise I use fury as my normal attack. Fury completely pwns!",
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{
"ref": "2003, James Grahame, alt.games.everquest (Usenet):",
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},
{
"ref": "2004, Bronney Hui, alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia (Usenet):",
"text": "My Trident pwns the Cirrus Logics!",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2005, AlphaDream, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Nintendo:",
"text": "NOOBZ STILL R NOT PWNED. CONTINUE PWNERSHIP UNTIL ALL NOOBZ R PWNED.",
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"ref": "1999 August 5, Quaestor, “Re: [SP] So..the first victim of the Evil/Hero System”, in rec.games.computer.ultima.online (Usenet), retrieved 2016-09-23, message-ID <37AA8154.D77E6EB8@Skara.Brae>:",
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{
"ref": "2001, Edward Glamkowski, alt.games.diablo2 (Usenet):",
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{
"ref": "2003, James Grahame, alt.games.everquest (Usenet):",
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"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2004, Bronney Hui, alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia (Usenet):",
"text": "My Trident pwns the Cirrus Logics!",
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},
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"ref": "2005, AlphaDream, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Nintendo:",
"text": "NOOBZ STILL R NOT PWNED. CONTINUE PWNERSHIP UNTIL ALL NOOBZ R PWNED.",
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