| 1. small person (from the book and movie The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum); petty official (Slang); child; inexperienced computer hacker (Computers). munchkin/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 |