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munchkin
noun- a child US, 1971
In general usage. The Munchkins were diminutive characters created by Frank L. Baum for his book The Wizard of Oz, 1900. The film of the book, made in 1939, has proved to be an iconographic touchstone for gay culture (FRIEND OF DOROTHY- [T]onight’s concert with those camp munchkins [children], all ogles and pots [teeth] and nante voce [voice]. — the cast of “Aspects of Love”, Prince of Wales Theatre, Palare (Boy Dancer Talk) for Beginners, 1989–92
- an acutely short person US, 1975
From the race of small people in Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz. - There’s gonna be alotta speculation about a middle-aged fat guy and red-headed munchkin in red snakeskin cowboy boots impersonating officers of the law. — Joseph Wambaugh, Fugitive Nights, p. 206, 1992
- a young computer enthusiast US
From diminutive characters in The Wizard of Oz. - — Eric S. Raymond, The New Hacker’s Dictionary, p. 252, 1991
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