pumpking

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpʌm(p)kɪŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpʌm(p)ˌkɪŋ/ Hyphenation: pump‧king === Noun === pumpking (plural pumpkings) (programming, slang) A Perl user working on shared source code who has been temporarily designated as the only person who is allowed to make changes. [from late 20th c.] ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Perl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia