variants:
or less commonly charley
Definition of charlie
(Entry 1 of 3)
British
: fool
Charlie
communications code wordDefinition of Charlie (Entry 2 of 3)
—used as a code word for the letter c
Charlie
noun (2)Definition of Charlie (Entry 3 of 3)
—used as a collective name for the Vietcong during the war in Vietnam
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The first known use of charlie was circa 1946
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