seven-level screwdriver

noun

A plastic-handled (officially yellow) pocket screwdriver (with clip) and a 2.5 inch shank, ending in a 1/8 inch slotted head.

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Meanings

nounseven-level screwdriver (plural seven-level screwdrivers)

plural seven-level screwdrivers · alternative seven level screwdriver · alternative 7 level screwdriver

  1. A plastic-handled (officially yellow) pocket screwdriver (with clip) and a 2.5 inch shank, ending in a 1/8 inch slotted head.

Origin

From seven-level + screwdriver, so called because Air Force "seven-level" personnel (advanced techs/higher ranks) typically carried this kind of screwdriver. It was rumored to be the ONLY tool these advanced techs ever needed, or were allowed to carry. Advanced techs only "do" small trim-pot tweaking. Less-experienced techs handle the heavier tools and tasks.

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seven-level screwdriver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seven-level%20screwdriver

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“seven-level screwdriver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seven-level%20screwdriver. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seven-level screwdriver,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seven-level%20screwdriver.

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