Charlie
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1Char·lie
\ˈchär-lē\Definition of CHARLIE
—a communications code word for the letter c
Origin of CHARLIE
from the name Charlie
First Known Use: 1946
char·lie
noun, often capitalized \ˈchär-lē\Definition of CHARLIE
British : fool
Variants of CHARLIE
char·lie also char·ley \ˈchär-lē\
Examples of CHARLIE
- <he's a nice enough bloke, but a real charlie when choosing his girlfriends>
Origin of CHARLIE
from the name Charlie
First Known Use: circa 1946
Related to CHARLIE
- Synonyms
- berk [British], booby, fool (also charley) [British], cuckoo, ding-a-ling, dingbat, ding-dong, dipstick, doofus [slang], featherhead, git [British], goose, half-wit, jackass, lunatic, mooncalf, nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, nut, nutcase, simp, simpleton, turkey, yo-yo
2Charlie
nounDefinition of CHARLIE
—used as a collective name for the Vietcong during the war in Vietnam
Origin of CHARLIE
short for Victor Charlie, from the communications code words for VC (Vietcong)
First Known Use: 1965
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