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title: "pwn · GenZ Decoded"
description: "pwn: To completely dominate or defeat someone, usually in gaming. Example: \"We pwned the other team.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# pwn

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

**Meaning.** To completely dominate or defeat someone, usually in gaming.

See it in a sentence

We pwned the other team.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

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

- 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

    to completely dominate or defeat someone, usually in gaming

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## Related slang

- [owned](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/owned/): Defeated. Used usually in the context of gaming or sports.
- [poggers](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/poggers/): An expression of excitement or that something is really cool.
- [RPG](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/rpg/): Acronym for 'role-playing game,' a video game genre.
- [selling](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/selling/): Playing so badly that you hurt your own team's chances, usually said to a teammate in the middle of a game; it does not by itself mean the person is losing on purpose.

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