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}, {computer geek}, {terminal junkie}.
   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).



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