Hackerdom is still predominantly male. However, female hackers are generally respected and dealt with as equals. Racial and ethnic prejudice is notably uncommon and tends to be met with freezing contempt. It should be noted, however, that hackers tend towards self-absorption, intellectual arrogance, and impatience with people and tasks perceived to be wasting their time. Not knowing the slang makes one an outsider.
Hackers love wordplay and are very conscious and inventive in the use of language.
They regard slang formation and use as a game to be played for conscious pleasure. Their inventions display a combination of enjoyment of language-play with the discrimination of educated and powerful intelligence. It is currently maintained by Eric Raymond. The terms found in this dictionary run from technical to hilarious. The following are some examples.