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Check Valve Charlie
Navy
Definition
A sailor who's the go-to person for engineering problems. Named after a common valve component. Every ship has one person who knows where every pipe goes. That person is a god.
Example Usage
"Ask Check Valve Charlie. He knows this ship better than the people who built it."