/ ˈtʃɑːli; NAmE ˈtʃɑːrli/ noun
( old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) a silly person :
You must have felt a proper charlie!
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: diminutive of the male given name Charles .
/ ˈtʃɑːli; NAmE ˈtʃɑːrli/ noun
( old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) a silly person :
You must have felt a proper charlie!
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: diminutive of the male given name Charles .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005