Charlie

American  

[chahr-lee] / ˈtʃɑr li /

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.

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charlie ¹ British  

/ ˈtʃɑːlɪ /

noun

1. informal a silly person; fool

2. old-fashioned a girl or woman

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Charlie ² British  

/ ˈtʃɑːlɪ /

noun

1. communications a code word for the letter c

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Charlie ³ British  

/ ˈtʃɑːlɪ /

noun

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

   Charlie hit us with rockets

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Charlie ⁴ British  

/ ˈtʃɑːlɪ /

noun

1. slang cocaine

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Etymology

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 Charlie³

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

Example Sentences

Laura Ball, who runs Charlie Bassetts, in Dilhorne, said she had held off for a long as she could after beer costs rose again in January.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Nomura strategist Charlie McElligott has also spent weeks talking about a dearth of investors willing to bet on markets rising.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

“Warren, Charlie and I, we have some differences, just in style and obviously in how we approach things,” Abel said in an interview, referring to Buffett and his longtime business partner, the late Charlie Munger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Turning Point USA, founded by the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has built a network of thousands of student chapters nationwide.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

“Remember, wear your winter suit under your overalls,” I told Charlie.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck