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Charlie has multiple meanings:

It represents the letter C in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
It refers to a car in police CB code.
Charlie was slang used by members of the United States armed forces when talking about the enemy during the Vietnam War. It is an abbreviation of Victor Charlie, which was the NATO phonetic alphabet abbreviation for Viet Cong.
A charlie is slang for a silly or easily fooled person, and an example of Cockney rhyming slang.
Charlie is British slang for cocaine.
Charlie is a cartoon dog character created by Chuck Jones in late 40's.
Charlie is a common nickname in English speaking countries, usually short for Charles.
Charlie (Charles Townsend) was the unseen boss of Charlie's Angels.
Charlie is a character played by Dominic Monaghan on the television show Lost. See Charlie Pace.
Charlie is a video game character. See Charlie (video game character).
Charlie is a parrot, possibly owned by Winston Churchill. See Charlie (parrot).
Charlie is a character in the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory played by Freddie Highmore.
Charlie is colloquial Shanghainese slang for being drunk (e.g. "I feel like Charlie" / "I look like Charlie"), and for the enthusiastic desire to get super-drunk (e.g. "Let's get Charlied tonight!!"), in reference to the infamous Maoming Lu escapades of August 2005.