charlie
see also: Charlie
Noun
Charlie
Pronunciation
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see also: Charlie
Noun
charlie (plural charlies)
- Alternative form of Charlie
Charlie
Pronunciation
- (GA) IPA: /ˈtʃɑɹli/
- A male given name; also used as a formal given name.
- 1979 Charles Kuralt, Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, ISBN 0151239576, page 184:
- Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy. I'm certain that if he were called Charles, he wouldn't fool around that way. Charles is not so bad, but Charlie is a terrible burden to bear.
- 1979 Charles Kuralt, Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, ISBN 0151239576, page 184:
- A female given name or Charlene, also used as a formal given name, although less common than the male name.
- 2007 Sophie Hannah, Hurting Distance, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 9780340 937907, page 225:
- 'Can I call you Charlotte?'
- 'No. I hate the name, makes me sound like a Victorian aunt. I'm Charlie, and no, you can't call me that either.'
- 2007 Sophie Hannah, Hurting Distance, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 9780340 937907, page 225:
- The letter C in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
- A name for a fox in fables and folk literature.
- Russian: Ча́рли
- Spanish: Carlito
- Italian: Como
charlie (uncountable)
- (military slang) An enemy; the Vietcong; short for Victor Charlie.
- (uncountable, slang) Cocaine.
- (countable, chiefly, UK, slang, often with "right" and/or "proper") A fool.
- You look a right Charlie in that clown outfit! — Yes, we make a right pair of Charlies.
- 2009, Ruth Rendell, The Best Man To Die, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=fWhwQb9dCbcC&pg=PA26&dq=%22right|proper|some|any|a+charlie|charlies%22+-intitle:%22charlie%22+-inauthor:%22charlie%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=g5UiT9WwM4WSiAedg7HOBA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22right|proper|some|any|a%20charlie|charlies%22%20-intitle%3A%22charlie%22%20-inauthor%3A%22charlie%22&f=false page 26],
- He looked a right Charlie in those tails and striped trousers.
- (slang, usually in the plural) A woman's breast
- (dated) A nightwatchman.
- A short, pointed beard, like that of King Charles I.
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