Charlie
[chahr-lee]
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noun
Charley
or Char·lie
[chahr-lee]
noun, plural Char·leys. Military Slang.
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Historical Examples of charlies
Not that he had any exalted idea of Charlies ability as a farmer.
Pickett's GapHomer Greene
Since Charlies arrival, the night before, no word had passed between them.
Pickett's GapHomer Greene
With Charlies toy drum strung round his neck on a narrow blue ribbon, he was distinctly mirth-inspiring.
Marjorie Dean College FreshmanPauline Lester
Their sylvan life, Pamelas and Charlies, was almost as unknown to her as that of the birds they watched.
Christmas Roses and Other StoriesAnne Douglas Sedgwick
It was early spring when Charlies wife died; it was late August now.
Pickett's GapHomer Greene
charlie
noun
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
Charlie
1noun
Charlie
2Charley
noun
Word Origin for Charlie
shortened from Victor Charlie, communications code for VC, abbreviation of Vietcong
Charlie
3noun
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