Definition of Charlie

Charlie

noun

• the Viet Cong in Vietnam during and the American Vietnamese war. The original name Viet Cong was shortened to "v c" then named "Victor Charlie", the names indicating v and c in the American military alphabet, by the American military, then shortened to "Charlie" by the common soldier as it was easier and quicker to say especially in the time of combat.

  Last edited on May 13 2011. Submitted by blah b. on Apr 01 2006.

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Charlie Foxtrot	Definitions include: US Army phonetics for "CF", an acronym of cluster fuck.

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