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munchkin
/muhnchkin/ , 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.