英语词汇“charley horse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

charley horse

释义

Charlie¹ or Charley /chärˈli/ (also without cap)

noun

A credulous person
An inefficient, ineffectual person, a fool, often in the phrase a proper Charlie
(a member of) the Vietcong (US milit sl)
A night-watchman (obsolete)
The small triangular beard familiar in the portraits of Charles I
A small moustache, resembling that worn by Charlie Chaplin
A name for a fox

ORIGIN: From the name Charles

charley horse noun (N Am sl)

Muscle strain as a result of strenuous exercise

Charˈley-pitcher noun (slang)

A thimblerigger

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