/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. [JargoN File]