Talk:self-own

RFV discussion: July–August 2022

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self-own

Noun:

1. unintentionally embarrassing oneself
2. undermining one's own position in an argument, sport, or game

Aside from the confusion about POS, this seems to only exist on Urban Dictionary and a couple of similar sites, though there are enough references in Google Books to owning one's self, and self-owned businesses that I can't be completely sure. This seems to be using the sense of own that gave rise to pwn, but still doesn't quite make sense. It will definitely need to be cleaned up if verified. Chuck Entz (talk) 01:25, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Tons of results on Twitter. Binarystep (talk) 01:34, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

It can be found in (relatively recent) Usenet posts, e.g. [1], [2], [3], and also on blogs and the like. Even in magazines: [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12]. 98.170.164.88 01:36, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

I stand corrected. Rfv withdrawn. Would someone be so kind as to reword this so it makes sense and doesn't read like the definition of a verb? Chuck Entz (talk) 01:58, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Anecdotally can confirm that this is a real thing... Equinox ◑ 03:31, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

I've tidied it up (no citations). "Owning" has been gamer slang for a very long time, way more than a decade. Equinox ◑ 03:33, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Cited by me, IP 98 and WordyAndNerdy. This, that and the other (talk) 07:27, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

RFV-passed This, that and the other (talk) 05:47, 29 August 2022 (UTC)