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whacker |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Whacker \Whack"er\, n. 1. One who whacks. [Colloq.] 2. Anything very large specif., a great lie; a whapper. [Colloq.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: whacker n : something especially big or impressive of its kind [syn: {whopper}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: whacker n. [University of Maryland: from {hacker}] 1. A person, similar to a {hacker}, who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities. Whereas a hacker tends to produce great hacks, a whacker only ends up whacking the system or program in question. Whackers are often quite egotistical and eager to claim {wizard} status, regardless of the views of their peers. 2. A person who is good at programming quickly, though rather poorly and ineptly. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: whacker [University of Maryland: from {hacker}] 1. A person, similar to a {hacker}, who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities. Whereas a hacker tends to produce great hacks, a whacker only ends up whacking the system or program in question. Whackers are often quite egotistical and eager to claim {wizard} status, regardless of the views of their peers. 2. A person who is good at programming quickly, though rather poorly and ineptly.
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