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Charlie

[ chahr-lee ]

noun

  1. a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
  2. Also 󲹰·. Military Slang. Victor Charlie.
  3. a male given name, form of Charles.
  4. a female given name.


charlie

1

/ ˈʃɑːɪ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a silly person; fool
  2. old-fashioned.
    a girl or woman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Charlie

2

/ ˈʃɑːɪ /

noun

  1. communications a code word for the letter c
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Charlie

3

/ ˈʃɑːɪ /

noun

  1. slang.
    military a member of the Vietcong or the Vietcong collectively

    Charlie hit us with rockets

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Charlie

4

/ ˈʃɑːɪ /

noun

  1. slang.
    cocaine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

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 Charlie2

shortened from Victor Charlie, communications code for VC, abbreviation of Vietcong
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Example Sentences

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FS1 executive producer of content Charlie Dixon, who has been accused of sexual battery in two lawsuits by former employees and of sexual assault in one of the lawsuits, is no longer with Fox Sports.

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Former Fox Sports anchor and reporter Julie Stewart-Binks has accused Charlie Dixon, one of her ex-bosses at the network, of sexually assaulting her in 2016.

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“Charlie Dixon is no longer with FOX Sports,” the network stated.

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Neighbour Charlie Daines was in her garden when she heard "an almighty explosion" and witnessed the house "shooting up into the air".

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Spinners Charlie Dean, 24, and Sophie Ecclestone, 25, were other potential candidates but are lacking in captaincy experience.

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