English Dictionary: Munchkin | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Munchkin | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
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}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
munchkin /muhnch'kin/ [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}. [{Jargon File}] |