good-time Charlie

American  

[good-tahym] / ˈgʊdˌtaɪm /

Or good-time Charley

noun

Informal.

1. an affable, sociable, pleasure-loving man.

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good-time Charlie Idioms  

1. Affable, convivial fellow, as in Joe was a typical good-time Charlie, always ready for a party. [Colloquial; 1920s]

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Etymology

Origin of good-time Charlie

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Hands stuffed in his pockets, rocking on his heels and giving out with a har-de-har-har laugh, he comes on like the original good-time Charlie.

From Time Magazine Archive

What the 1920s admiringly called a "good-time Charlie" is today Freudianized as a "womb baby," one who cannot kick the infantile desire for instant gratification.

From Time Magazine Archive

A lanky, handsome Georgian who fancies brilliant blazers with 14-karat gold buttons, Sanders, 31, is the contemporary good-time Charlie of the pro-golf tour.

From Time Magazine Archive