charlie

charlie [ˈtʃɑːlɪ]

n

1. Brit informal a silly person; fool

2. Austral informal a girl or woman

[for sense 1: shortened from Charlie Hunt, rhyming slang for cunt; sense 2 is shortened from Charlie Wheeler, rhyming slang for sheila]

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Charlie¹

n

(Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) Communications a code word for the letter c

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Charlie², Charley [ˈtʃɑːlɪ]

n

(Military) US and Austral Military slang a member of the Vietcong or the Vietcong collectively Charlie hit us with rockets

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

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Charlie³

n

(Law / Recreational Drugs) Slang cocaine

Translations

Charlie [ˈtʃɑːlɪ] N

1. (Brit) (o.f.) (= fool) → imbécil m
I felt a right Charlie! → ¡me sentí como un idiota!
he must have looked a right Charlie! → ¡debía parecer un verdadero imbécil!

2. (familiar form) of Charles → Carlitos
Charlie Chaplin → Charlot

charlie [ˈtʃɑː^rli] n (= cocaine) → coco f >

charlie (Brit)

n

(inf: = fool) → Heini m (inf), → Blödmann m (inf); I felt a real charlie → ich kam mir richtig blöd vor (inf); I must have looked a proper charlie → ich muss ziemlich dumm aus der Wäsche geguckt haben (inf)

(sl: = cocaine) → Koks m (inf), → Candy m (sl)