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).
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {Amiga Persecution Complex}{bigot}{code police}{geek}{handle}{spod}{Unix weenie}{warez d00dz}]