What's a "Charlie"? *Updated*

[SickBeast]

I've heard that it has something to do with Vietnam, and I know that in Street Fighter II, Guile's friend was named Charlie.

Then there's the charlie-horse.
Charlie Brown.

So WTF is a "Charlie"?

 

[Konigin]

I think its a soldier from Vietnam.

 

[00Jones]

Code names I think

 

[Eli]

Hi, Forrest.

 

[SickBeast]

Charlie
Noun. 1. Cocaine. Probably the most commonly used slang term for cocaine.
2. A fool, an idiot.

charlies
Noun. Women's breasts.

charlie's dead!
Exclam. A euphemistic warning for your petticoat or slip is showing. An expression rapidly becoming obsolete with the changing of fashion away from wearing such items.

hmmm....no mention of Vietnam tho.

 

[Cyberian]

"Charlie" in 'Nam was a North Vietnamese soldier.

I'm not sure about the other ones.

 

[00Jones]

I think something like Alpha, Brava, Charlie? eh,

 

[iamme]

"women's breasts"?

i thought i had heard euphemism for boobies, but that's new.

 

[Turin39789]

Charlie is the phonetic for C in the military alphabet. a= alpha b= bravo c = charlie. In vietnam the vietnamese who we were fighting were the Vietcong, or the VC. They were often referred to as Charlie or charlies. As in " There is charlie all over the place".

I think.
I just made all that up.
And im too young to know

 

[JC]

lol what dictionary was that from???? I've never heard of any of those :Q


'Charlie' denoted any enemy soldier in Vietnam.

 

[00Jones]

Originally posted by: iamme
"women's breasts"?

i thought i had heard euphemism for boobies, but that's new.

 

[HappyPuppy]

In Viet Nam the Viet Cong were our enemy. It was only natural to shorten that to VC. When talking on the radio there was protocol to follow and you would refer to them as "Victor Charlie." They came to be known, from that, as "Charlie."

 

[iamme]

well, UrbanDictionary.com's closest results are "Buckteeth Charlie". never heard that one before.

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: JC
lol what dictionary was that from???? I've never heard of any of those :Q


'Charlie' denoted any enemy soldier in Vietnam.

Ultimate Dictionary

 

[ClueLis]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
In Viet Nam the Viet Cong were our enemy. It was only natural to shorten that to VC. When talking on the radio there was protocol to follow and you would refer to them as "Victor Charlie." They came to be known, from that, as "Charlie."

Yup. Exactly.

 

[Hubris]

Originally posted by: SickBeast
I've heard that it has something to do with Vietnam, and I know that in Street Fighter II, Guile's friend was named Charlie.

Then there's the charlie-horse.
Charlie Brown.

So WTF is a "Charlie"?

It's a name. Short for Charles. That takes care of Guile's friend and Charlie Brown.

As for charley horse, it's a baseball term. No one's sure where it comes from.

As has been said, the Vietnam tie-in is for VC.

Lastly, dear god, what's your IQ?

 

[RU482]

To Dish Network hackers...Charlie is "the man" who is constantly jamming their signal

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
In Viet Nam the Viet Cong were our enemy. It was only natural to shorten that to VC. When talking on the radio there was protocol to follow and you would refer to them as "Victor Charlie." They came to be known, from that, as "Charlie."

Yeah, what he said!

 

[her209]

you've never heard of charlie chan?

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: SickBeast
I've heard that it has something to do with Vietnam, and I know that in Street Fighter II, Guile's friend was named Charlie.

Then there's the charlie-horse.
Charlie Brown.

So WTF is a "Charlie"?

<--------------- ME!!! But my real name is Josh.....hmmmmmm........

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
In Viet Nam the Viet Cong were our enemy. It was only natural to shorten that to VC. When talking on the radio there was protocol to follow and you would refer to them as "Victor Charlie." They came to be known, from that, as "Charlie."

So I'm the red-headed stepchild here?
What did I just say? ^^

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