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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], [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).
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