MUNCHKIN


Meaning of MUNCHKIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ /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 .

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.