masc. proper name, familiar form of Charles (also see -y (3)); 1965 in Vietnam War U.S. military slang for "Vietcong, Vietcong soldier," probably suggested by Victor Charlie, military communication code for V.C. (as abbreviation of Viet Cong), perhaps strengthened by World War II slang use of Charlie for Japanese soldiers, which itself is probably an extension of the 1930s derogatory application of Charlie to any Asian man, from fictional Chinese detective Charlie Chan.
Other applications include "a night watchman" (1812); "a goatee beard" (1834, from portraits of King Charles I and his contemporaries); "a fox" (1857); "a woman's breasts" (1874); "an infantryman's pack" (World War I); and "a white man" (Mr. Charlie), 1960, American English, from black slang.
例文
1. Charlie was earning eight pounds，I was earning five.
チャーリーは8ポンド、私は5ポンドを稼いだ。
2.He awoke to find Charlie standing near the bed.
彼は目を覚まし、チャーリーがベッドのそばに立っていることに気づいた。
3. Charlie humped his rucksack up the stairs to his flat.
チャリは苦労してリュックを階上の自分のアパートに背負った。
4.He eventually took Charlie 's place in a popular Latin band.
最終的に人気のあるラテンバンドでチャーリーのポジションを取って代わった。
5.Harry always invited Charlie when he threw a thrash in his office.