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by justneedaname 923 days ago
Yes, from the FAQs:

What does "pwned" mean? The word "pwned" has origins in video game culture and is a leetspeak derivation of the word "owned", due to the proximity of the "o" and "p" keys. It's typically used to imply that someone has been controlled or compromised, for example "I was pwned in the Adobe data breach". Read more about how "pwned" went from hacker slang to the internet's favourite taunt.

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I think this website is the main place keeping the term "pwned" alive haha. It's pretty much died out among Gen Z
The gen z equivalent is taking the L.