char ‧ lie /ˈtʃɑːli $ ˈtʃɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English spoken
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: From the male first name Charlie , from Charles ]
a stupid person
feel a right/proper charlie (=feel very stupid)
char ‧ lie /ˈtʃɑːli $ ˈtʃɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English spoken
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: From the male first name Charlie , from Charles ]
a stupid person
feel a right/proper charlie (=feel very stupid)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012