another nOOb

what dose 1337 mean? (noob here)

It means leet or skill. It's also a type of internet lingo per-say.

I have always sorta assumed that it was like a variation of elite, and what you said..

True, thats where it originates from. Just like Pwnd. Its like in a chess game, you got your ass kicked by a Pawn. For me being killed by a pawn would be pretty pathetic. But regardless, thats where it comes from. :P

Some good info from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet

k thanx, so its like saying that its elite and skilled ?

exactly

I'm pretty sure pwned came from someone mistyping owned. Since the P and O keys are right near each other, it can be a common mistake.

this is true.

same thing for "teh"

alot of the "leetspeak" is derived from words that when typed too quickly are spelled incorrectly...i.e. pwned and teh.

hackers type fast

lol, I loved what wikipedia said. Never thought that a place would actually put thought in the origin and the use of 1337 speak