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.

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