weenie
n.
- [on BBSes] Any of a species of luser resembling a less amusing
version of BIFF 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,
computer geek, terminal
junkie.
- [Among hackers] When used with a qualifier (for example, as in UNIX
weenie, VMS 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.
- The semicolon character, `;' (ASCII 0111011).
(from The Jargon File)