PWINST

Definition

An evolved form of 'pwned' specifically reserved for absolutely humiliating defeats where your opponent didn't score a single point. This is the gaming equivalent of being shut out, blanked, and sent home crying to your RGB keyboard. Popular in early 2000s FPS culture when creative spelling still made you look cool.

Example Usage

We PWINST that clan 50-0 in Counter-Strike, they rage quit before the match even ended.

Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=PWINST&defid=1552767)

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