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Charlie

[chahr-lee]

noun

  1. a word used in communications to represent the letter C.

  2. Military Slang.Also Charley Victor Charlie.

  3. a male given name, form of Charles.

  4. a female given name.



charlie

1

/ ˈʃɑːɪ /

noun

  1. informala silly person; fool

  2. old-fashioneda 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. slangmilitary 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. slangcocaine

“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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Still, the right is heavily invested in it, from activists like Charlie Kirk and think tanks like the Federation for American Immigration Reform to media outlets like the National Review and Fox News.

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He added that the backlash draws "similarities with Charlie Hebdo" which is "very intentional and very worrying", referencing the 2015 attack on the French satirical magazine after it published a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad.

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Charlie Hebdo's offices were stormed by gunmen who killed 12 people and was one of the worst security crises in France's history.

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To celebrate, Charlie - who is a professional baker - brought a wedding cake from their home in Yorkshire, and distributed slices to the audience.

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While attackers will always get the limelight, former Leeds United defender Charlie Cresswell, who now plays in France with Ligue 1 side Toulouse, certainly deserves his flowers.

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