Charlie
[ chahr-lee ]
/ ˈtʃɑr li /
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noun
a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
Also Char·ley .Military Slang. Victor Charlie.
a male given name, form of Charles.
a female given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for Charlie (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 Charlie (2 of 4)
Charlie1
/ (ˈtʃɑːlɪ) /
noun
communications a code word for the letter c
British Dictionary definitions for Charlie (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 Charlie (4 of 4)
Charlie3
/ (ˈtʃɑːlɪ) /
noun
slang cocaine
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