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Charlie

[ chahr-lee ]

noun

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


charlie

1

/ ˈʃɑːɪ /

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

/ ˈʃɑːɪ /

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

/ ˈʃɑːɪ /

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

/ ˈʃɑːɪ /

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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Word 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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"Murdering a white kid in cold blood seems acceptable to some," Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA declared.

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Charlie Alliston - who was riding a fixed-gear bike with no front brakes - was cleared of manslaughter and found guilty of causing bodily harm by "wanton or furious driving".

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It’s like watching Lucy constantly convincing Charlie Brown that she won’t pull the football away from him if he wants to kick it.

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Spokespeople for state Sen. Bryan Hughes and state Rep. Charlie Geren, Republicans and primary authors of the bills, did not respond to requests for comment.

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The destination for homemade videos such as “Charlie bit my finger” is now the streaming home to large music festivals like Coachella and NFL football games.

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