Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

charlie mccarthy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: char-lie m-c-carthy
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person under the control of another; a puppet or mouthpiece.

Dated

Example Sentences

"For the next thirty minutes, I was kind of a prop, his Charlie McCarthy, as he explained some of the things about the building."
"The president has perfected his role as politics' answer to ventriloquist Edgar Bergen—using the Democrats as his Charlie McCarthy."

Etymology

After Charlie McCarthy, the dummy of ventriloquist Edgar Bergen.

Usage

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Questions

What does charlie mccarthy mean?: A person under the control of another; a puppet or mouthpiece.
Where does charlie mccarthy come from?: After Charlie McCarthy, the dummy of ventriloquist Edgar Bergen.

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