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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Singer-songwriter Charlie Puth has offloaded an ultramodern “sculptural” residence in Studio City for $2.1 million—less than a year after putting the architectural marvel on the market.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Her wicket sparked an impressive fightback from England's bowlers as they first halted India's scoring through Charlie Dean and Sophie Ecclestone and then claimed a flurry of wickets.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Charlie Shamieh is the choice to succeed Ajit Jain as the head of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance business.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
We were doing a scene and he said, “I don’t want you to just walk up. Let’s have you like lean in like Charlie Chaplin or something.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Me and Charlie spent noontime behind the boys’ privy, pulling charred wood off the back of it.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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