May 15, 2003

munchkin

/muhnch´kin/ n.

[from the squeaky-voiced little people in L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz] A teenage-or-younger micro enthusiast hacking BASIC or something else equally constricted. A term of mild derision — munchkins are annoying but some grow up to be hackers after passing through a larval stage. The term urchin is also used. See also wannabee, bitty box.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:37 AM

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