Charlie
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Template:Wiktionary Charlie has multiple meanings:
- Charlie is a common nickname in English-speaking countries, usually short for Charles.
- Charlie represents the letter C in the NATO phonetic alphabet and the FAA aviation phonetic letters.
- Charlie was a Vietnam War-era nickname for the Viet Cong, a shortening of "Victor Charlie," applied to the Viet Cong using the NATO phonetic alphabet.
- Charlie is the NATO designation for a class of Soviet Navy submarines. The name comes from the NATO phonetic alphabet.
- "Charlie" refers to a car in police CB code.
- A "charlie" is slang for a silly or easily fooled person, and an example of Cockney rhyming slang.
- "Charlie" is British slang for cocaine.
- Charlie is a cartoon dog character created by Chuck Jones in late 1940s.
- Charlie (Charles Townsend) was the unseen boss of Charlie's Angels.
- Charlie is a character played by Dominic Monaghan on the TV show Lost.
- Charlie is a video game character in the game Street Fighter.
- Charlie is a parrot, possibly owned by Winston Churchill.
- Charlie is a character in the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, its sequels, and its film adaptations.
- Charlie is the name of Wally/Waldo in the French edition of Where's Wally?
- Charlie was a band in the 1980s.
- Charlie is a male singer who represented Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998.
- Charlie O'Donnell is an announcer best known for his work on Wheel of Fortune.
- Charlie is the nickname given to Dish Network (Echostar Communications) by illegal Satellite hackers.
- Charlie, an unpublished novel by Stephen King.
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