Charlie

American  

[chahr-lee] / ˈtʃɑr li /

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.

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charlie ¹ British  

/ ˈtʃɑːlɪ /

noun

1. informal a silly person; fool

2. old-fashioned a girl or woman

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Charlie ² British  

/ ˈtʃɑːlɪ /

noun

1. communications a code word for the letter c

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Charlie ³ British  

/ ˈtʃɑːlɪ /

noun

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

   Charlie hit us with rockets

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Charlie ⁴ British  

/ ˈtʃɑːlɪ /

noun

1. slang cocaine

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Etymology

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 Charlie³

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

Example Sentences

Country singer Lee Brice said Turning Point’s founder, the late Charlie Kirk, “gave people microphones so they could say what’s on their mind.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Before kickoff Sunday, Charlie Puth performed a slick, yacht-rock-style rendition of the national anthem for which he accompanied himself on Rhodes electric piano, and Brandi Carlile sang “America the Beautiful” with help from her frequent collaborators SistaStrings on violin and cello.

From Los Angeles Times

Cardi B also performed on Saturday before watching her partner Stefon Diggs play for the Patriots on Sunday, when Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile and Coco Jones are also among the gameday performers.

From BBC

Many of these firms are "sitting on significant unrealised losses," said Charlie Sherry, head of finance at BTC Markets.

From Barron's

“I had conversations with you to give back. Did you ever set up scholarships? Help woman’s health? Care for single mothers? Anything? That would make you a hero. This the furthest thing from Charlie Rose and Matt Lauer’s minds. Can you imagine if Brett Rattner did anything constructive for women?”

From Salon