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Charlie

[ chahr-lee ]

noun

  1. a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
  2. Also °ä³ó²¹°ù·±ô±ð²â. Military Slang. Victor Charlie.
  3. a male given name, form of Charles.
  4. a female given name.


charlie

1

/ ˈ³Ùʃɑ˱ôɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a silly person; fool
  2. old-fashioned.
    a girl or woman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Charlie

2

/ ˈ³Ùʃɑ˱ôɪ /

noun

  1. communications a code word for the letter c
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Charlie

3

/ ˈ³Ùʃɑ˱ôɪ /

noun

  1. slang.
    military a member of the Vietcong or the Vietcong collectively

    Charlie hit us with rockets

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Charlie

4

/ ˈ³Ùʃɑ˱ôɪ /

noun

  1. slang.
    cocaine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of Charlie1

C20: for sense 1: shortened from Charlie Hunt, rhyming slang for cunt ; sense 2 is shortened from Charlie Wheeler, rhyming slang for sheila

Origin of Charlie2

shortened from Victor Charlie, communications code for VC, abbreviation of Vietcong
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Example Sentences

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There’s a reason “Black Mirror†is not known for ongoing stories, says its British creator Charlie Brooker.

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Fox Business correspondent Charlie Gasparino told his rah-rah colleagues to tone down the celebration of Trump's deal-making.

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It fell on Charlie Gasparino, a Fox Business senior correspondent, to leave viewers with just a hint of a reality check.

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Charlie Dean admitted she would not turn it down if approached.

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It's only been a couple of years since the last series of Charlie Brooker's dystopian Netflix show Black Mirror landed.

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