n.
Function: noun
Etymology: short for Victor Charlie, from the communications code words for VC (Vietcong)
Date: 1965
― used as a collective name for the Vietcong during the war in Vietnam
n.
Function: noun
Etymology: short for Victor Charlie, from the communications code words for VC (Vietcong)
Date: 1965
― used as a collective name for the Vietcong during the war in Vietnam
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012