Charlie
noun
a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
Charlie
American
[chahr-lee]
/ ˈtʃɑr li /
noun
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a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
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Military Slang. Also Charley Victor Charlie.
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a male given name, form of Charles.
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a female given name.
charlie
1
British
/ ˈtʃɑːlɪ /
noun
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informal a silly person; fool
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old-fashioned a girl or woman
Charlie
2
British
/ ˈtʃɑːlɪ /
noun
Charlie
3
British
/ ˈtʃɑːlɪ /
noun
Charlie
4
British
/ ˈtʃɑːlɪ /
noun
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
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Charlie Chaplin’s famous bumbling, mustachioed character known as the Tramp, who waddles and wears a bowler hat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
He said, “What are you doing on my porch? You one of those Charlie Manson guys?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
“It’s like watching Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football, but I can’t decide who is Lucy and who is Charlie Brown,” said tech journalist and frequent “Real Time” guest Kara Swisher in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
“Warren, all they’re doing is lying a little bit to make the money come in,” added Buffett’s vice chairman, the late Charlie Munger.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
This was happening directly in front of Charlie.
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
“They catching hell up there. They say charlie riding hogs up around Quang Tri.”
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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