Well-heeled
adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Rich, affluent, prosperous. colloquial
"On Professor Solanka’s street, well-heeled white youths lounged in baggy garments on roseate stoops, stylishly simulating indigence while they waited for the billionairedom that would surely be along sometime soon."
- 1 in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich wordnet
Example
More examples"To be well-heeled means to be wealthy and well-to-do. Perhaps wearing nice shoes is where “well-heeled” comes from."
Etymology
Originally American English, from a literal use in cockfighting: a well-heeled cock was provided with sharp spurs and could inflict maximum damage. From this developed the American frontier slang sense of being well-equipped, and thence the modern sense of being well supplied with money.
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