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  Charlie

  noun

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

  noun

  a silly person; fool

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

Wanting Charlie Kirk to shut up wasn’t the same as wanting him dead.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

“The stock has been as cheap as it has been in the past 10 to 15 years” on a price-to-book basis, says Charlie Frischer, who runs a Seattle family office and owns the shares.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

“I smelled it a little bit, but I didn’t smell it enough to try and block it,” he said in the 2008 interview with Charlie Rose.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The carpet might have hues of green, but Charlie XCX opted against her signature color for a sophisticated Saint Laurent black gown with a floral embellishment on the front.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

“Super nervous. We’ve never played for anyone. Well, except for the neighbor’s cat, oh, and my mom once. And she told me, ‘Well, Charlie, it’s not like Bob Dylan could really sing, either.’”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith