charlie
1 of 3noun (1)
char·lie ˈchär-lē 
variants or less commonly charley
often capitalized
British
: fool
Charlie
2 of 3communications code word
Char·lie ˈchär-lē
—used as a code word for the letter c
Charlie
3 of 3noun (2)
—used as a collective name for the Vietcong during the war in Vietnam
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- berk [British]
- booby
- cuckoo
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- dingbat
- dipstick
- doofus [slang]
- featherhead
- fool
- git [British]
- goose
- half-wit
- jackass
- lunatic
- mooncalf
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- nut
- nutcase
- simp
- simpleton
- turkey
- yo-yo
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Example Sentences
Noun (1) he's a nice enough bloke, but a real charlie when choosing his girlfriends
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
from the name Charlie
Communications code word
from the name Charlie
Noun (2)
short for Victor Charlie, from the communications code words for VC (Vietcong)
First Known Use
Noun (1)
circa 1946, in the meaning defined above
Communications Code Word
1946, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1965, in the meaning defined above
charlies
noun
variants also charleys
as in fools
a person who lacks good sense or judgment he's a nice enough bloke, but a real charlie when choosing his girlfriends Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- fools
- lunatics
- idiots
- morons
- nuts
- simps
- boobies
- berks
- geese
- losers
- gits
- dummies
- ninnies
- nitwits
- dipsticks
- nits
- cuckoos
- simpletons
- dingbats
- jackasses
- featherheads
- doofuses
- nutcases
- daredevils
- turkeys
- nincompoops
- dufuses
- cranks
- ding-dongs
- ninnyhammers
- half-wits
- mooncalves
- monkeys
- madmen
- dopes
- airheads
- imbeciles
- blockheads
- ding-a-lings
- donkeys
- yo-yos
- knuckleheads
- goons
- dolts
- butts
- madwomen
- numskulls
- dunces
- pinheads
- ganders
- ignoramuses
- stocks
- dupes
- chumps
- dodoes
- fatheads
- scatterbrains
- schlubs
- numbskulls
- schnooks
- dumbbells
- kooks
- shlubs
- dorks
- oddballs
- ignorami
- laughingstocks
- dodos
- screwballs
- codgers
- birdbrains
- schlumps
- weirdos
- mockeries
- know-nothings
- crackpots
- featherbrains
- characters
- crackbrains
- schlemiels
- shlemiels
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- thinkers
- sages
- geniuses
- brains
- genii