Charlie

[ chahr-lee ]

/ ˈtʃɑr li /

noun

a word used in communications to represent the letter C.

Military Slang. Charley.

a male given name, form of Charles.

a female given name.

Words nearby Charlie

charlestown, charleton, charleville-mézières, charley, charley horse, Charlie, charlier shoe, charline, charlock, charlot, charlotte

Definition for charlies (2 of 2)

Charley

or Char·lie

[ chahr-lee ]

/ ˈtʃɑr li /

noun, plural Char·leys. Military Slang.

Victor Charlie.

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Examples from the Web for charlies

Their sylvan life, Pamelas and Charlies, was almost as unknown to her as that of the birds they watched.
Christmas Roses and Other Stories|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
The men had gone home and it was all dark except for the headlights on Charlies car.
Roy Blakeley, Lost, Strayed or Stolen|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
"Uncle" Charlies was the only slave that remained in the family as a servant after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
Probably dropped out of either Donovans or Charlies pockets and got kicked under that loose flooring in the gale last night.
Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane|Dorothy Wayne

On the shore of Charlies island is a piece of rich land of probably two acres in extent.
The Seminole Indians of Florida|Clay MacCauley

British Dictionary definitions for charlies (1 of 4)

charlie

/ (ˈtʃɑːlɪ) /

noun

British informal a silly person; fool

Australian old-fashioned, informal a girl or woman

Word Origin for charlie

C20: for sense 1: shortened from Charlie Hunt, rhyming slang for cunt; sense 2 is shortened from Charlie Wheeler, rhyming slang for sheila

British Dictionary definitions for charlies (2 of 4)

Charlie¹

/ (ˈtʃɑːlɪ) /

noun

communications a code word for the letter c

British Dictionary definitions for charlies (3 of 4)

Charlie²

Charley

/ (ˈtʃɑːlɪ) /

noun

US and Australian military slang a member of the Vietcong or the Vietcong collectivelyCharlie hit us with rockets

Word Origin for Charlie

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

British Dictionary definitions for charlies (4 of 4)

Charlie³

/ (ˈtʃɑːlɪ) /

noun

slang cocaine

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