a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
Military Slang. Also Charley Victor Charlie.
a male given name, form of Charles.
a female given name.
informal a silly person; fool
old-fashioned a girl or woman
C20: for sense 1: shortened from Charlie Hunt, rhyming slang for cunt ; sense 2 is shortened from Charlie Wheeler, rhyming slang for sheila
shortened from Victor Charlie, communications code for VC, abbreviation of Vietcong
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For more than a century, filmmakers from Charlie Chaplin to Frank Capra to Terrence Malick have captured and even shaped this country’s identity and ideals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
One of the first such figures was Charlie Chaplin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
Charlie Henry from Gallos Brook Community Group said they have been testing the waterways "to prove that there are high levels in many waterways surrounding the base".
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
"Until you actually get the robot actually trying to do the thing you think it can do, you don't really know," said Charlie Kemp of Hello Robot, which sells robots for people with limited mobility.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
“Ah,” said Charlie, whose arithmetic never added up to much.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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