What Does This Mean?
Brazilian Portuguese gaming verb meaning to dominate, defeat or humiliate an opponent, from English "own". It is conjugated like a regular -ar verb (ownou, fui ownado) and is common in games such as League of Legends and Dota. Among hackers it can also mean taking over someone's system.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
""Ownei o time inteiro", wrote the player after winning the match alone."
LORE & ORIGIN
A Portuguese adaptation of the English gaming verb "own" ("owned"), with the verb ending -ar added. Wikipedia traces "owned" to 1990s hacker slang for gaining control of another person's machine, with use in website defacements by late 1997, after which gamers adopted it for decisive wins. A Brazilian dictionary site describes the -ar form as an adaptation that spread as the word grew popular in Brazil. No dated first use of "ownar" itself is documented.
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