/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]