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'''{{tp|owe}}''' is a [[joke word]] used to satirize Orwellian and totalitarian concepts and accusations. It was coined by {{tok|nano}} in 2021.<ref name="nano2021" /> Its {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph ({{sp|owe}}) is derived from the glyph for {{tp|[[lukin]]}} with [[emitters]] above, representing the {{w|global surveillance}} of the fictional {{w|Oceania (Nineteen Eighty-Four)|Oceanian}} government in ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''.

'''{{tp|owe}}''' is {{a category|owe}} [[joke word]] used to satirize Orwellian and totalitarian concepts and accusations. It was coined by {{tok|nano}} in 2021.<ref name="nano2021" /> Its {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph ({{sp|owe}}) is derived from the glyph for {{tp|[[lukin]]}} with [[emitters]] above, representing the {{w|global surveillance}} of the fictional {{w|Oceania (Nineteen Eighty-Four)|Oceanian}} government in ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''.

As a number word, it may refer to the quantity of 1984, especially when referring to the year, as in {{tp|tenpo sike nanpa owe}}.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/340307145373253642/1191265875043557467|name={{tok|jan Sonja}}|username=sonjalang|channel={{tok|pali-musi}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2024-01-02}}</ref>

It may be considered an [[antonym]] of another obscure word, {{tp|[[kamalawala]]}}.

==Notes==