a duragatory term for a vietnamese person (especially a man) used by americans during the vietnam war.
"i once dated a girl whose father was a vietnam vet. do you know how scary that is? ...for me? he was all what's your name son. i was like charlie. i mean dat phan. fuck!" -stand-up comic Dat Phan
"it's kind of hard to find a vietnamese person named charlie." -robin williams, in the movie Good Morning Vietnam.
