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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

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Meanwhile, the bearish puts that they had been stocking up on over the past few weeks were getting absolutely crushed, according to Charlie McElligott, a cross-asset strategist at Nomura.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

“This agreement with Merlin ensures participating artists are credited and compensated, and that every creation drives listeners back to the original work,” Charlie Hellman, Spotify’s global head of music, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

"Henry did way longer than he should have done on the front and so did Charlie," Vernon said.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

One of the biggest changes Blackstone made was hiring former Wingstop Chief Executive Officer Charlie Morrison as CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

“Go on,” Charlie called from back here, “read out the letter, Tansy.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

"How is charlie kirk 28?," chimed Hanna Gais, a senior research analyst at the Southern Poverty Law Center.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2022

This deeply depressing concept is partly why charlie brooker created black mirror.

From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2015

Sure but nothing that was traumatizing compared to the other injures i.e. ankle sprains, charlie horses etc.

From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2010

Pie is charlie brown because the latter had to have pie at every meal.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Look for shells, burnt leaves, anything that says charlie s been here,” Captain Stewart said.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers