Charlie

== Translingual == === Alternative forms === charlie, CHARLIE === Etymology === Borrowed from English Charlie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtʃali]; acceptable variant: [ˈʃali] === Noun === Charlie (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter C. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter C. (time zone) UTC+03:00 ==== Translations ==== === References === == English == === Alternative forms === Charley (noun): charley, charlie === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɑɹli/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)li === Proper noun === Charlie (plural Charlies) A unisex given name. A diminutive of the male given name Charles; also used as a formal given name. 1979 Charles Kuralt, Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, →ISBN, 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. A diminutive of the female given names Charlotte or Charlene, also used as a formal given name, although less common than the male name. A name for a fox in fables and folk literature. ==== Synonyms ==== (given name): Charley (diminutive of Charles): Chas, Chuck (female given name): Charlee, Charli, Charleigh ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Translingual: Charlie → Brunei Malay: cali ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Charlie (usually uncountable, plural Charlies) (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter C. (military slang) The Vietcong (Victor Charlie); (by extension, sometimes) any enemy. (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. (slang, usually in the plural) A woman's breast (archaic, slang) A nightwatchman. A short, pointed beard, like that of King Charles I. (blackjack) The situation in some blackjack variants where a player wins automatically by showing a hand with the correct number of cards. ==== Synonyms ==== (cocaine): snow (fool): See fool === References === “charlie, n.2”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Charlie, diminutive of Charles. === Proper noun === Charlie a male given name from English == Swedish == === Etymology === From English Charlie. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1872. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɕɑːɭɪ/ === Proper noun === Charlie c (genitive Charlies) a male given name