Meaning of Charlie | Babel Free
ˈtʃɑɹliDefinitions
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Alternative letter-case form of Charlie. alt-of, countable, uncountable
- A unisex given name.
- A diminutive of the male given name Charles; also used as a formal given name.
- radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter C.
- A diminutive of the female given name Charlotte or Charlene, also used as a formal given name, although less common than the male name.
- The Vietcong (Victor Charlie); (by extension, sometimes) any enemy.
- A name for a fox in fables and folk literature.
- Cocaine.
- A fool.
- A woman's breast
- A nightwatchman.
- A short, pointed beard, like that of King Charles I.
- The situation in some blackjack variants where a player wins automatically by showing a hand with the correct number of cards.
Equivalents
Examples
“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.”
“People were seen exiting a building on Utah Valley University after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot Wednesday at an event on campus.”
“'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.'”
“[I]t is a land of large, rich pastures bounded by ox-fences, and covered with fine hedgerow timber, with here and there a nice little gorse or spinney, where abideth poor Charley, having no other cover to which to betake himself for miles and miles, when pushed out some fine November morning by the old Berkshire.”
“I learned a thing or two from Charlie, don't you know? You better stay away from Copperhead Road.”
“You look a right Charlie in that clown outfit! — Yes, we make a right pair of Charlies.”
“He looked a right Charlie in those tails and striped trousers.”
“There's not a man she won't go with. She lets even the small boys feel her charlies.”
“[…]being turned on by a woman who was also a person and had stuff going for herself, and knowing that even if my Wurlitzer rotted and fell off, even if her Charlies sagged and turned to empty baggies, we'd still be buddies and craft companions”
“'Hullo, Jacob.' She grins at him over her counter as he eyes her charlies sticking through her sweater.”
“[…] the sons are adorned in the very height of the fashion, with white pantaloons, watch chains and Wellingtons, and a charley at their under lip […]”
“That square, short man... wearing a moustache and Charlie is William Laud [F&H].”
“This Cholly guy wants to do a brodie off the rattler.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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