beef to (the) heel



beef to (the) heel

Chubby or fat, especially in the legs. Usually said of women, it comes from the longer phrase "beef to the heel like a Mullingar heifer," referring to cattle bred in Mullingar, a town in County Westmeath, Ireland. Primarily heard in Ireland. I think I need to go on a diet, I've gotten beef to the heel since my pregnancy. I don't know what's wrong with other men, I like a woman who's a bit beef to heel.
See also: beef, heel

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Paulinho-Portuguese
Wyot-Medieval English
Aviya-Hebrew
Deryn-Welsh
Romano-Italian
HelmutHEL-moot (German)German, Ancient Germanic