a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
Military Slang. Also Charley Victor Charlie.
a male given name, form of Charles.
a female given name.
informal a silly person; fool
old-fashioned a girl or woman
C20: for sense 1: shortened from Charlie Hunt, rhyming slang for cunt ; sense 2 is shortened from Charlie Wheeler, rhyming slang for sheila
shortened from Victor Charlie, communications code for VC, abbreviation of Vietcong
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He adds that investors should remember the saying of the late Charlie Munger, longtime vice chairman of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway: “The big money is not in the buying and selling but in the waiting.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
He adds that investors should remember the saying of the late Charlie Munger, longtime vice chairman of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway: “The big money is not in the buying and selling, but in the waiting.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Chargers got another infusion of promising tight ends in the offseason, acquiring free agents David Njoku and Charlie Kolar, both of whom thrived elsewhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“If they had left the blockade on, the pinch would likely have hit about now,” said Charlie Brown, a Singapore-based analyst with United Against Nuclear Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Him and Charlie sat with their backs to the grove, so I was the one to see Siren.
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
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