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Charlie's Angels
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English
Etymology
From the protagonists of the television show Charlie's Angels.
Noun
p
A group of women do-gooders who fight crime, especially a group of three.
en The crime-fighting group, made up almost entirely of girls, has been so effective that across the state. newspapers have dubbed them the "Charlie's Angels of Cyberspace". January 9, 2001 https://books.google.com/books?id=WfADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44&dq=%22the+charlie%27s+angels+of%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRi-aX5JqWAxUtEVkFHbYWHSgQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=%22the%20charlie's%20angels%20of%22&f=false Weekly World News 44 Michael Forsyth
en The strategies that follow work hand in hand in hand with one another. Think of them as the Charlie's Angels of SAT strategies. Each has strengths, each has weaknesses, but together, they kick Analogy section booty. 19 https://www.google.com/books/edition/SAT_for_Super_Busy_Students/vPOn2dyXuDgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22the+charlie%27s+angels+of%22&dq=%22the+charlie%27s+angels+of%22&printsec=frontcover Simon & Schuster SAT for Super Busy Students: 10 Simple Steps for Students Who Don't Want to Spend Their Whole Lives Preparing for the Test Chris Kensler 2003
en Of course, Bidemi did not expect the girls in the treasury department to go back in time and adopt the way of life of the ancient Amazon warriors, but she wanted them to become go-getters and astute peak performers as career women and not let down their guard too readily in achieving their goals. They should be the Charlie's Angels of the banking industry. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Lonely_Ones_Among_Us/HSGiDQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22the+charlie%27s+angels+of%22&pg=PT113&printsec=frontcover The Lonely Ones Among Us Oluwole Komolafe 2016
en Asia Alternatives, affectionately nicknamed "The Charlie's Angels of Private Equity" (an Asia-focused private equity fund of funds founded by three ladies, Melissa Ma, Laure Wang, and Rebecca Xu) is one such fund that is closing the gap. 197 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Way_of_the_VC/RGQkiVuuE_gC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22the+charlie%27s+angels+of%22&pg=PA197&printsec=frontcover Wiley The Way of the VC: Having Top Venture Capitalists on Your Board Yinglan Tan 2012
en The week Trixie went from master baker to master tailor, Clickerbacher decided it was time to remind the Charlie's Angels of her past. He knew what days all of the girls would be in the vintage store together to take inventory. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_HOA_Chronicles/ibxHEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22the+charlie%27s+angels+of%22&pg=PT160&printsec=frontcover Wheatmark, Inc. The HOA Chronicles: A Cautionary Tale of Mismanagement, Mishaps, and Mayhem Trudy Jean Evans 2025
en terms derived from fiction eponyms
en Fictional characters