| 词汇 | charlie |
| 释义 | Alpha CharlieCharlie FoxtrotCharlie IrvineCharlie Noble Charlie Ⅰ verb in the circus or carnival, to dump posters or advertising leaflets that have not been distributed or posted US, 1980 Ⅱ ⇨ Charlie Clore; Charlie noun 1 twenty pounds (£20). Rhyming slang for SCORE. Formed, no doubt with irony, on the name of British financier Charles Clore (1904–79), a 1960s symbol of great wealth UK, 1998. 2 a floor, the floor. Rhyming slang, as above, but without any irony UK, 1998 Ⅲ ⇨ Charlie Hunt; Charlie noun 1 the vagina. Rhyming slang for CUNT. Also variant spelling 'Charley Hunt', shortened to 'Charley' UK, 1961. 2 a fool. Rhyming slang for CUNT UK, 1961 Ⅳ ⇨ Charlie; charlie noun 1 cocaine. The phonetic alphabet has 'Charlie' for 'C' in use from around the same time that 'charlie' for 'cocaine' first appears. Also spelt 'charley' US, 1935. 2 crack cocaine UK, 2000. 3 a member of the Viet Cong US, 1965. 4 the Viet Cong US, 1966. 5 a fool. Often as 'a right charlie' or 'a proper charlie'. Possibly a reduction of CHARLIE HUNT (a CUNT) somewhat softened, or simply a jocular nomination, perhaps referring to a professional fool such as Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) UK, 1959. 6 a white man, or white men in general US, 1928. 7 a woman. Short for CHARLIE WHEELER (a woman) AUSTRALIA, 1942. 8 a female prostitute AUSTRALIA, 1950. 9 the bleed period of the menstrual cycle AUSTRALIA, 2002. 10 a glass or bottle of Carlsberg™ lager. Used by the British Army in Germany in the 1950s and 1960s. Noted by Beale, 1974 UK, 1974. 11 a dollar US, 1924. 12 in poker, the third player to the left of the dealer US, 1988.► go to see Uncle Charlieto use cocaine, especially to go to a lavatory for discreet ingestion of the drug UK, 2001 charlie Ⅰ adjective 1 ostentatious but lacking in quality. Upper-class; possibly even an attempt at rhyming slang, 'charlie horse' (coarse) UK, 1982. 2 scared, afraid. Probably a shortening of rhyming slang CHARLIE HOWARD (a coward) UK, 1958 Ⅱ ⇨ Charlie Chester; charlie noun a paedophile, a child molester; often used as a nickname for a headmaster. Rhyming slang, used by schoolchildren, formed, for no reason other than a convenient rhyme, from the name of the comedian and broadcaster, 1914–96 UK, 2003 Ⅲ ⇨ Charlie; charlie noun 1 cocaine. The phonetic alphabet has 'Charlie' for 'C' in use from around the same time that 'charlie' for 'cocaine' first appears. Also spelt 'charley' US, 1935. 2 crack cocaine UK, 2000. 3 a member of the Viet Cong US, 1965. 4 the Viet Cong US, 1966. 5 a fool. Often as 'a right charlie' or 'a proper charlie'. Possibly a reduction of CHARLIE HUNT (a CUNT) somewhat softened, or simply a jocular nomination, perhaps referring to a professional fool such as Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) UK, 1959. 6 a white man, or white men in general US, 1928. 7 a woman. Short for CHARLIE WHEELER (a woman) AUSTRALIA, 1942. 8 a female prostitute AUSTRALIA, 1950. 9 the bleed period of the menstrual cycle AUSTRALIA, 2002. 10 a glass or bottle of Carlsberg™ lager. Used by the British Army in Germany in the 1950s and 1960s. Noted by Beale, 1974 UK, 1974. 11 a dollar US, 1924. 12 in poker, the third player to the left of the dealer US, 1988.► go to see Uncle Charlieto use cocaine, especially to go to a lavatory for discreet ingestion of the drug UK, 2001 |
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