Re: Well heeled/round heeled?

Posted by James Briggs on February 03, 2004

In Reply to: Well heeled/round heeled? posted by Lotg on February 03, 2004

: : : : : An Irishman described a neighbor with the above..... I didnt ask for a definition. Can you help?

: : : : Round heels = promiscuous.

: : : There was a biography published last year;
: : : A Round-Heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance by Jane Juska.

: : Or maybe he said "well-heeled."

: Which begs the question, why does well-heeled, imply well off or of a well-to-do background. Is there an implication that people with good shoes must be well off?

: And is 'round heeled' the same thing?

: I've never heard the term 'round heeled' before. Accompanied by the word 'lassie' suggests more Scottish than Irish to me. Have I got that wrong?

I've never heard 'round heeled' before. 'Well heeled' implies that the person is able to afford to get his/her footwear repaired with new heels, before the shoes reach a point on no return. Thus, comfortably well off.

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