kɪn noun ( often initial capital letter )
a small person, especially one who is dwarfish or elfin in appearance.
Origin:
after the Munchkins, a dwarflike race portrayed in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and other fantasy novels
after the Munchkins, a dwarflike race portrayed in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and other fantasy novels
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| —n | |
| 1. | informal chiefly (US) an undersized person or a child, esp an appealing one |
| 2. | a breed of medium-sized cat with short legs |
| [C20: from the Munchkins, a dwarfish race of people in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)] | |
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Munchkin
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
Munchkin
1900, coined by L. Frank Baum in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." He never explained how he got the word.
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munchkin definition[ˈməntʃkən]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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munchkin definition
/muhnch'kin/ [Squeaky-voiced little people in L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz"] A teenage-or-younger micro enthusiast hacking BASIC or something else equally constricted. A term of mild derision - munchkins are annoying but some grow up to be hackers after passing through a larval stage. The term urchin is also used. See also wannabee, bitty box.
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