round-heeledとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

round-heeled (comparative more round-heeled, superlative most round-heeled)

1. Easily defeated; a pushover.
   • 1985, Ben J. Wattenberg, The good news is the bad news is wrong, page 254:

     Do we really need — or want — round-heeled labor unions? Or round-heeled government regulators? Or protectionism? We have done rather well with our open and adversarial way.

2. Sexually promiscuous; sluttish.
   • 1978, Herman Wouk, War and Remembrance:

     At first she had wondered what he wanted of her, when (so she had heard) plenty of round-heeled Washington girls were his at a push.

   • 2012, Rush Limbaugh (Rush Limbaugh–Sandra Fluke controversy)

     Okay, so she [Sandra Fluke]'s not a slut. She's "round heeled". I take it back.