In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PWN
Etymology
Verb
pwn (third-person singular simple present pwns, present participle pwning, simple past and past participle pwnd or pwnt or pwned)
(Internet slang, online gaming, originally leet, ambitransitive) To own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game).
Noun
pwn (countable and uncountable, plural pwns)
(Internet slang, originally, leet) Triumph, victory. Often exclaimed after an opponent in a video game is defeated.
(Internet slang, computer security, originally, leet) An exploit in computer security.
Anagrams
• PNW
Source: Wiktionary
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