Neep-neep

2 definitions found

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  neep-neep /neep neep/ n. [onomatopoeic, widely spread through SF fandom
     but reported to have originated at Caltech in the 1970s] One who is
     fascinated by computers. Less specific than {hacker}, as it need not
     imply more skill than is required to play games on a PC. The derived
     noun `neeping' applies specifically to the long conversations about
     computers that tend to develop in the corners at most SF-convention


     parties (the term `neepery' is also in wide use). Fandom has a related
     proverb to the effect that "Hacking is a conversational black hole!".
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  neep-neep
       
          /neep neep/ [onomatopoeic, from New York SF fandom] One who is
          fascinated by computers.  Less specific than {hacker}, as it
          need not imply more skill than is required to {boot} {game}s
          on a {personal computer}.  The derived noun "neeping" applies
          specifically to the long conversations about computers that
          tend to develop in the corners at most SF-convention parties
          (the term "neepery" is also in wide use).  Fandom has a
          related proverb to the effect that "Hacking is a
          conversational black hole!".
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1994-11-29)