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}.