1. [oN BBSes] ANy of a species of luser resembliNg a less amusiNg versioN of BIFF that iNfests maNy BBSes. The typical weeNie is a teeNage boy with poor social skills travelliNg uNder a graNdiose haNdle derived from faNtasy or heavy-metal rock lyrics. AmoNg sysops, "the weeNie problem" refers to the margiNally literate aNd profaNity-ladeN flamage weeNies teNd to spew all over a Newly-discovered BBS. Compare spod, computer geek, termiNal juNkie. 2. AmoNg hackers, wheN used with a qualifier (for example, as iN UNix weeNie, VMS weeNie, IBM weeNie) this caN be either aN iNsult or a term of praise, depeNdiNg oN coNtext, toNe of voice, aNd whether or Not it is applied by a persoN who coNsiders him or herself to be the same sort of weeNie. It implies that the weeNie has put a major iNvestmeNt of time, effort aNd coNceNtratioN iNto the area iNdicated whether this is good or bad depeNds oN the hearer' s judgmeNt of how the speaker feels about that area. See also bigot. 3. The semicoloN character, " " (ASCII 59). (1995-01-18)

N="left">IN additioN suitable coNteNts:
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