Kin of Munching

"Munchkin"
- characters in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
- Munchkin (cat), a breed of cat characterised by unusually short legs
- Munchkin (role-playing games), a player who plays a non-competitive game in a competitive manner
- Munchkin (card game), a card game by Steve Jackson Games

Wikipedia says it best: "In gaming, a Munchkin is a player who plays what is intended to be a non-competitive game (usually a role-playing game) in an aggressively competitive manner. A munchkin seeks within the context of the game to amass the greatest power, score the most "kills," and grab the most loot, no matter how deleterious their actions are to role-playing, the storyline, fairness, logic, or the other players' fun. The term is used almost exclusively as a pejorative and frequently is used in reference to powergamers and to immature players in general."

I find it funny that a term for the little people of Oz became a term for power gamers.

Well... more weird than funny.

For all that, it can be awfully fun to be a munchkin. Ah, memories.