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good-time Charley

[good-tahym]

noun Informal.

an affable, sociable, pleasure-loving man.

Also, good-time Charley.

Origin:
1955–60

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good-time Charley definition

n.
a man who is always trying to have a good experience; an optimist. : Willy is such a good-time Charley. Who would believe the trouble he's had?

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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