charley

Noun

Charlie (usually uncountable, plural Charlies)

1. (usually, World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter C.
2. (slang, usually) The Vietcong (Victor Charlie); (by extension, sometimes) any enemy.
   • I learned a thing or two from Charlie, don't you know? You better stay away from Copperhead Road.1988, Steve Earle, “Copperhead Road”
3. (slang, usually) Cocaine.

   Synonyms:

   snow

4. (UK, countable, often, slang, usually) A fool.
   • You look a right Charlie in that clown outfit! — Yes, we make a right pair of Charlies.

   Synonyms:

   fool

5. (plural-normally, slang, usually) A woman's breast
   • There's not a man she won't go with. She lets even the small boys feel her charlies.1959, Michel del Castillo, tr. Humphry Hare, The Billsticker
6. (archaic, slang, usually) A nightwatchman.

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