weenie
:weenie: n. 1. [on BBSes] Any of a species of luser resembling a less
amusing version of B1FF
that infests many BBS
systems. 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
, geek
, terminal junkie
, {warez d00dz}
. 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. 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 0111011).
Jargon File Version 4.3.1, 29 JUN 2001 =
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