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After Charlie McCarthy, the dummy of ventriloquist Edgar Bergen.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Charlie McCarthy
Today it means: A person under the control of another; a puppet or mouthpiece. Full definition →
Today it means: A person under the control of another; a puppet or mouthpiece. Full definition →
After Charlie McCarthy, the dummy of ventriloquist Edgar Bergen.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.