IAtionary: Ponerse

Pon-er-se [pohn-EHR-seh; pohn-EHR-say] v.

1. To prove oneself to be superior to another in some specific way
2. To pwn; How'd you do on the test? 87%. Oh really? I got 88%! Ponerse!
3. Literally: To put on; to put oneself

Language of Origin: Espanglés to Sibbian

In freshperson year, Sibby (who was in my Spanish class) was convinced that the verb ponerse meant to pwn. He was continually inserting it into his sentences where pwn(d) should have gone. (See example sentence, above.) Every time he did it, I imagined someone saying the actual meaning of the word in its place: I got 88%! To put oneself!