well-heeled
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well-heeled
Where it comes from
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.
adjective more well-heeled · most well-heeled
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Affluent, prosperous, or even (of the highest degree) rich.
Near-synonyms: well-endowed, wealthy; see also Thesaurus:wealthy
Similar: well off, comfortably off, comfortable, well-endowed, wealthy, bow-legged wi' brass, filthy rich, loaded, fat, minted, moneyed, moneybags · Opposite: badly off, ill off, almsless, arm, bankrupt, beggared, beggarly, boracic, broke, broken, broker than the Ten Commandments, depauperate
Translations
Talk about this word "well-heeled." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/well-heeled. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. well-heeled. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/well-heeled "well-heeled." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/well-heeled.Cite this
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title = {well-heeled},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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