User:Elementalish/The knack

The knack is a catchphrase derived from the episode of the same name of the Dilbert animated series. The meaning of the term is best described using the text of the original episode:

Doctor: "It's worse than I feared." Mother: "What is it?" Doctor: "I'm afraid your son has ... the Knack." Mother: "The knack?" Doctor: "The Knack. It's a rare condition characterized by an extreme intuition         about all things mechanical and electrical ... and utter social ineptitude." Mother: "Can he lead a normal life?" Doctor: "No. He'll be an engineer." Mother: [crying] "Oh, no!" Doctor: "There, there. Don't blame yourself."

The term has come to be a term of pride among engineers.