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good-time Charlie en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, informal) An affable or happy-go-lucky carefree convivial man.
   • You listen to me, you find yourself a nice, substantial man—a widower maybe—and settle down—instead of nashing all those sleeping pills—for what, for whom? – for some Good Time Charlie? 1960, Billy Wilder, The Apartment:
   • I couldn't be a good-time Charlie ... when I was a kid I was taught not to talk or joke or laugh at the table 1956, A. J. Liebling, The Sweet Science: Boxing and Boxiana:
   • just a good-time Charlie, borrowing two bucks here and five bucks there a. 1956, Walter Karig, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

Forms

Coordinates

good-time girl

Hypernyms

good-timer

Relateds

slick Rick · doubting Thomas · Gentleman Jim · sneaky Pete · Billy no mates · nervous Nellie · Silent Sam · gloomy Gus · Alibi Ike · lazy Lawrence · nervous Purvis · Hooray Henry · Dapper Dan · plain Jane · good times