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title: "owned · GenZ Decoded"
description: "owned: Defeated. Used usually in the context of gaming or sports. Example: \"He got owned in the debate, no comeback at all.\" Meaning and usage."
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# owned

Gen Z[#gaming](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/gaming/)

**Meaning.** Defeated. Used usually in the context of gaming or sports.

See it in a sentence

He got owned in the debate, no comeback at all.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    owned,[pwn](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/pwn/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    [cream](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cream/),[shellacked](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/shellacked/)

- Plain English

    defeated

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## Related slang

- [LFG](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/lfg/): 'Let's f---ing go,' an enthusiastic burst of excitement or hype.
- [ops](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ops/): Opponents, enemies, or rivals, in games or in life.
- [poggers](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/poggers/): An expression of excitement or that something is really cool.
- [pwn](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/pwn/): To completely dominate or defeat someone, usually in gaming.

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