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pumpking.

A Perl user working on shared source code who has been temporarily designated as the only person who is allowed to make changes.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpʌm(p)kɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpʌm(p)ˌkɪŋ/General-American
  1. A Perl user working on shared source code who has been temporarily designated as the only person who is allowed to make changes.

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Where this word comes from

Blend of pumpkin + king, anecdotally from the use of a stuffed pumpkin toy that was handed between employees as a token of permission to make changes, ensuring that only one person could make changes at any particular time.

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