CHARLEY'S AUNT


Meaning of CHARLEY'S AUNT in English

Char ‧ ley's Aunt /ˌtʃɑːliz ˈɑːnt $ ˌtʃɑːrliz ˈænt/ BrE AmE

a popular ↑ farce (=silly humorous play) by Brandon Thomas(1856–1914) about a man who dresses up as an old lady and pretends to be the aunt of a friend of his

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.