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    [Verb]  | "pawn" 


    1: to deposit in pledge or as security especially in exchange for money

    Origin: circa 1566 ;

     Derivative of {see: |pawn:2|pawn:2};

    [Verb]  | "pawn off" 


    1: to get rid of or pass off usually by deception : palm off

    Origin: 1832 ;

    [Noun]  | "pawn" | \ ˈpȯn \


    1: one of the chessmen of least value having the power to move only forward ordinarily one square at a time, to capture only diagonally forward, and to be promoted to any piece except a king upon reaching the eighth rank

    2: one that can be used to further the purposes of another

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English powne, paun, borrowed from Anglo-French poun, paun, peoun "person traveling on foot, pawn in chess" (continental Old French also peon, pion "foot soldier"), going back to Late Latin pedōn-, pedō "person with flat feet, person going on foot" (Medieval Latin, "foot soldier") from Latin ped-, pēs {see: |foot:1|foot:1} + -ōn-, -ō, suffix of nouns denoting persons with a prominent characteristic;

      * Note : Anglo-French poun, paun reflects northern or eastern French dialects, where metaphony of the original pretonic front vowel has apparently resulted in a back vowel—unlike central French, where /ɛ/ was raised to /i/ and later lost syllabicity (hence Modern French pion). In Middle English—in at least the realization that has survived in Modern English—the vowel nucleus fell in with the au diphthong that arose from French an- plus a dental consonant. Compare {pioneer:1|pioneer:1}, {peon|peon}.;

    [Noun]  | "pawn" 


    1: something delivered to or deposited with another as security for a loan

    2: hostage

    3: the state of being pledged

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English pawyn, paun, borrowed from Middle French (Walloon, French Flanders) pan "pledge, surety," probably borrowed from one or more Germanic words, as Middle Dutch and Middle Low German pant "security, pledge," going back to West Germanic *panda- (whence also Old Frisian pand, pond "surety," Old Saxon pand, Old High German pfant), of uncertain origin;

      * Note : The vowel of the Modern English word reflects an earlier diphthong that is the regular Anglo-French outcome of -an- plus a dental consonant, though textual evidence for pan in Anglo-French appears to be lacking. In Scots the word is attested as pawnd in 1431, several decades earlier than the first attestations in England, and forms with a final still are found in Scotland in the eighteenth century. The earliest and apparently the sole Medieval Latin evidence for pandum in Britain is also in a Scottish text, from the twelfth century. As pan "pledge" in medieval French is identical with pan "piece of cloth, tail of a shirt" (see: {pane|pane}), it has been claimed that they are the same word, a piece of cloth having served as the token of a surety given to a creditor; the Germanic words would then have been borrowed from French. This would leave the final -t/-d of the Germanic words unexplained, however. Moreover, the Germanic words are attested earlier—eighth century for Old High German pfant, eleventh century for Old Saxon pand—while the French word is apparently first attested in 1214 (per Französisches etymologisches Wörterbuch), and from regions (French Flanders, Hainaut, Lorraine) in contact with Germanic speakers. The source of the Germanic word is uncertain—see: discussion in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Althochdeutschen. If the word was a borrowing of Latin pondus "weight" (see: {pound:1|pound:1}), it must have taken place at a very early date, before the separation of and by quantity in proto-Germanic.;

    [Noun]  | "passed pawn" 


    1: a chess pawn that has no enemy pawn in front of it on its own or an adjacent file

    Origin: 1777 ;

    [Noun]  | "pawns" 


    1: one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another;


      * e.g., " ... though he liked to play up his influence with city hall, he was really just another pawn of the political bosses "



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    [Noun]  | "pawns" 


    1: something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise;


      * e.g., " ... offered her license as a pawn that she would bring back the rental canoe "



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    [Noun]  | "pawn" 


    1: one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another;


      * e.g., " ... though he liked to play up his influence with city hall, he was really just another pawn of the political bosses "



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    [Noun]  | "pawn" 


    1: something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise;


      * e.g., " ... offered her license as a pawn that she would bring back the rental canoe "



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    [Verb]  | "pawns" 


    1: to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan;


      * e.g., " ... he pawned his antique watch in order to pay off his gambling debt "



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    [Verb]  | "pawn" 


    1: to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan;


      * e.g., " ... he pawned his antique watch in order to pay off his gambling debt "



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     [ "Pawn" ]

    1:  Someone who is used or manipulated to further another person's purposes. Person who is a fool.

      * e.g.,  ... He's just a pawn in a really sick game and it's could wind up costing him...big time. 

     [ "Pawn" ]

    2:  Piece in the game of Chess of lowest value compared to the King of highest value.

     [ "Pawned" ]

    1: The word "pawned" is sometimes used for the exaggeration and boasting of a won game of chess. It can also be used by a player with a significantly advantageous position that feels the urge to taunt or aggravate his or her opponent.

      * e.g.,  ... I just pawned you with the two move checkmate. Bobby Fischer pawned Boris Spassky in the Reykjavik World Championship, thus pawning the Soviet Union's domination of world championships. 

     [ "Pawned" ]

    1: The word pawned is frequently thought of as a mispelling of pwned or pwnd, and this is likely true. However there is much debate as to the pronunciation of this word. People could have a scientific discussion as to whether to use the vowel cluster "aw" or "ow" however that would waste much time. Since people sound gay when they say "powned", so it is generally accepted as "pawned" and means to own something, but not in a literal sense, such as a prison bitch.

      * e.g.,  ...  I pawned your grandmother last night in a game of strip poker 

     [ "pawned" ]

    1: n. pawn

      * e.g.,  ... "I went to the Pawn Shop to pawn my jewelery." 

     [ "pawned" ]

    2:  Something given as security for a loan; a pledge or guaranty.

      * e.g.,  ... "I pawned this guy on CS:S." 

     [ "pawned" ]

    3:  The condition of being held as a pledge against the payment of a loan: jewels in pawn.

      * e.g.,  ... "You are actually more elite if you've used pawn instead of pwn for the reasons behind my (the, actually) definition." 

     [ "pawned" ]

    4:  A person serving as security; a hostage.

     [ "pawned" ]

    5:  The act of pawning.

     [ "pawned" ]

    6: tr.v. pawned, pawn·ing, pawns

     [ "pawned" ]

    7:  To give or deposit (personal property) as security for the payment of money borrowed.

     [ "pawned" ]

    8:  To risk; hazard: pawn one's honor.

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    9: Those are the proper definitions.

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    10: Now for Pawnage itself:

     [ "pawned" ]

    11: Defined as,

     [ "pawned" ]

    12:  - A chess piece of lowest value that may move forward one square at a time or two squares in the first move, capture other pieces only on a one-space diagonal forward move, and be promoted to any piece other than a king upon reaching the eighth rank.

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    13:  - A person or an entity used to further the purposes of another

     [ "pawned" ]

    14: In the second example, we can see how the idea of "Pawnage" can be used as a legitimate meaning behind "Pawned", "Pwned", or otherwise. Those whom you own contribute to your score in games, your social status in person, or whatever else you can apply it to. Thus, you're using someone as a pawn for your overall benefit.

     [ "Pawned" ]

    1: Many people attack "pawned" as a misspelling of "pwned", but it has, in fact, become an acceptable spelling. The original origin of the word "pwn" was a typo, probably from a high-speed chat, of the word "own". Think how "the" is now "teh" in traditional l337 internet slang. In any case, looking at the origins of the word "own," one could deduce that it implies some dominance over something or someone. When "own" and "owned" became "pwn", "pwned" and "pwnage", the words came to mean the same thing; dominance and superiority. The new word "pawn" is very simmilar in the sense; its plain definition is to belittle or reduce someone or something to pawn status, essentially, "owning" them.

      * e.g.,  ...  I pawned you! All your bases now belong to us! 

     [ "pawned" ]

    1: A past-tense variation of the word pwn (see defintion). To have owned or beaten someone, usually in reference to an online gaming experience.

      * e.g.,  ... Roserman pawned Nein and Morrow on that last game of Call of Duty. 

     [ "pawned" ]

    1: See Owned

      * e.g.,  ... "I just pawned that sucka" 

     [ "Pawning" ]

    1: It is the combination of Penis and Awning. It is the male equivalent of the FUPA, 'Gunt', or Vagomach.

      * e.g.,  ... Man, check out the overhang on that guy's speedo. He has a full-blown pawning over his junk. 

     [ "pawned" ]

    1: Generally thought of as an incorrect spelling of pwned, which itself was a corruption of owned.

      * e.g.,  ... N'aix just pawned Skeleton King's head for 200 gold! 

     [ "pawned" ]

    2: However, games such as DotA for Warcraft 3 have brought pawned into the regular gaming vocabulary.

     [ "pawn" ]

    1: A chess piece of lowest value that may move forward one square at a time or two squares in the first move, kill enemies with bullshit aimbot K98 headshots, capture other pieces only on a one-space diagonal forward move,and be promoted to any piece other than a king upon reaching the eighth rank.

      * e.g.,  ... you got Pawned/pwned 

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