Geek Speak

[the wister]

Ok, sometimes I'll be talking online and what have you, and then I notice some technophiliac starts bombarding me with insults. The thing is, I don't always know if I'm being insulted because I don't know what half of the words mean. There's one thing that I've never been able to figure out. Does anybody know what the hell 1337 means? Anyone else got any 'words' they can't figure out.

And don't worry, as long as you don't flame me for being a n00b, I promise no one will go serval on you and own all your base for knowing this stuff. w00t!

[senor_k]

l337 means "leet", short for "elite."

[the wister]

Well that clears that up, but opens a new can of worms. What is this obsession with elite? For instance, I don't see sweet, awesome, godly, it's always elite.

[GCHSLax04]

It was mostly coupled with h4x0r, (I r teh l337 h4x0r). Basically meaning I'm an elite hacker. Which sounds a lot more badarse than saying I'm an awesome hacker! or sweet hacker!

[Zecher]

How do you guys know this?

[GCHSLax04]

We aren't n00bs.

[senor_k]

It's just a nerd culture thing. For instance, some folks just say "y'all" instead of "you guys", or "pop" instead of "soda."

Another one: pwn
It is pronounced and used in the place of "own", and means "dominated" or "make a fool out of." It originally came about in a Quake tournament, where one of the top players in the world simply misspelled "own", and has been assimilated into the nerd culture.

[GCHSLax04]

It's just a nerd culture thing. For instance, some folks just say "y'all" instead of "you guys", or "pop" instead of "soda."

Another one: pwn
It is pronounced and used in the place of "own", and means "dominated" or "make a fool out of." It originally came about in a Quake tournament, where one of the top players in the world simply misspelled "own", and has been assimilated into the nerd culture.
Really? I had always been told it meant power owned, didn't make much since to me though.
Also theres the hacker alphabet (which varies.
A=4, B=b (most of the time unless you get creative),C=(... basically just use anything but the normal letter if you can. This is often called l337 speak.

[Zecher]

We aren't n00bs.Or you're just nerds. :dummy:

Just kidding...

Another one: pwn
It is pronounced and used in the place of "own", and means "dominated" or "make a fool out of." It originally came about in a Quake tournament, where one of the top players in the world simply misspelled "own", and has been assimilated into the nerd culture.I did know this one tho.

[AXL]

It's just a nerd culture thing. For instance, some folks just say "y'all" instead of "you guys", or "pop" instead of "soda."

Another one: pwn
It is pronounced and used in the place of "own", and means "dominated" or "make a fool out of." It originally came about in a Quake tournament, where one of the top players in the world simply misspelled "own", and has been assimilated into the nerd culture.
lmao! you would love this website since you actually would get it...


www.pwned.nl

[BTlaxripper]

Isn't pwn pronounced: pawn? As in "you just got pwnd (pawned)? As in you just got used?

[ShsAttack18]

It's pronounced poon, wow how cool am i? heh

[squire]

So I'm a little out of it, but what does the "<3" mean? Is that a heart? Because everytime I see someone write "I <3 something-something," all I see are testicles.

[unta8]

b/c i pl4yz cs nd i pwnz all the nubz

[late_start]

[QUOTE=senor_k]It's just a nerd culture thing. For instance, some folks just say "y'all" instead of "you guys", or "pop" instead of "soda."


pop is the right way to say it

[BTlaxripper]

I thought it was "pawnage" not "poonage"

[LiveAtWoodstock]

I'm pretty sure it is pawnage, not poon, that video is just ripping on CS nerds. I actually know a kid who got that angry a few times.

[FredtheCat]

It's like saying owned, but with a P in front. :guns:

[GCHSLax04]

Pronounced Po-wned. So like make the p sound then say owned. There.

[isuckatlax]

i say yall all the time and coke instead of soda instead of pop. and what does lmao

[lilaxgurl23]

laughing my *** off.... Sorry for the language, but he asked lol I say pop a lot instead of soda. and I pick up yall from my dad. But I usually don't type it, just say it.

[faceitoff]

I always thought poon was like vadge...

[Zecher]

Gah... I'm pretty sure it's pronounced powned.

[isuckatlax]

i didnt know yall(haha) said yall up there in ney york i thought it was some southern lingo

[senor_k]

I always thought poon was like vadge...

It is. But it's spelled "vag"

[audax]

So I'm a little out of it, but what does the "<3" mean? Is that a heart? Because everytime I see someone write "I <3 something-something," all I see are testicles.

It all depends on what part of the internet you hang out at....


Hint: :love:

[unta8]

It all depends on what part of the internet you hang out at....


Hint: :love:
you like porn?

[Mavido]

dont confuse Powned with Owned, they are clearly different, here is an example of being owned,
<a href="http://img172.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img172&image=owned5ex.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img172.exs.cx/img172/9189/owned5ex.th.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a>

<a href="http://img172.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img172&image=owned24wk.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img172.exs.cx/img172/766/owned24wk.th.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a>

<a href="http://img172.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img172&image=owned35ac.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img172.exs.cx/img172/3462/owned35ac.th.jpg" border="0" alt="Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.us" /></a>

[ljlax]

wow this was the most educaitonal thread ever. i didnt know anyy of that. how do u know all of it? where dose it come from?who actually uses it?