/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 alSOwannabee, bitty box. [Jargon File]