C20: for sense 1: shortened from Charlie Hunt, rhyming slang for the taboo word cunt; sense 2 is shortened from Charlie Wheeler, rhyming slang for sheila
Charlie in British English1
(ˈtʃɑːlɪ)
noun
communications
a code word for the letter c
Charlie in British English2
or Charley (ˈtʃɑːlɪ)
noun
US and Australian military slang
a member of the Vietcong or the Vietcong collectively
Charlie hit us with rockets
Word origin
shortened from Victor Charlie, communications code for VC, abbreviation of Vietcong
Charlie in British English3
(ˈtʃɑːlɪ)
noun
slang
cocaine
cocaine in British English3
or cocain (kəˈkeɪn)
noun
an addictive narcotic drug derived from coca leaves or synthesized, used medicinally as a topical anaesthetic. Formula: C17H21NO4
Word lists with
charlie
code words
All related terms of 'charlie'
Mr. Charlie
a white man or white men collectively
Checkpoint Charlie
a crossing between East and West Berlin during the Cold War
good-time Charlie
a carefree , sociable , pleasure-seeking fellow
Bonnie Prince Charlie
the royal house that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714
creeping Jennie
a European and North American creeping primulaceous plant, Lysimachia nummularia, with round leaves and yellow flowers