Charlie

[chahr-lee]

noun

1. a word used in communications to represent the letter C.

2. Military Slang.,  Also Charley Victor Charlie.

3. a male given name, form of Charles.

4. a female given name.

charlie

¹

/ ˈtʃɑːlɪ /

noun

1. informal,  a silly person; fool

2. old-fashioned,  a girl or woman

Charlie

²

/ ˈtʃɑːlɪ /

noun

1. communications a code word for the letter c

Charlie

³

/ ˈtʃɑːlɪ /

noun

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

   Charlie hit us with rockets

Charlie

⁴

/ ˈtʃɑːlɪ /

noun

1. slang,  cocaine

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

Example Sentences

Charlie McElligott, a cross-asset strategist at Nomura, raised the possibility that the so-called hyperscalers — a group of companies commonly known to include Microsoft Corp.,

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Illuminate is a key word, as when young Peter Ostrum as Charlie unwraps a candy bar with the much-sought-after golden ticket, the animated images around the framed screen erupted in fireworks.

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When Charlie starts floating in Wonka’s factory, Cosm lifts the frame of the film, surrounding it with bubbles.

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Another clever moment: When Charlie’s wall of moving hands is stretched beyond the screen and starts waving to the audience.

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She hired Connor Clegg, a former digital-media strategist for the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, to join her communications team.

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