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down-at-heels
down-at-heels
Having a worn-out, shabby, or cheap appearance, as due to poverty or overuse. A lot of so-called hipsters try to affect a down-at-heels look by wearing second-hand clothing. John has been looking increasingly down-at-heels ever since he lost his job last year.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Ruuben | | ROO:-ben | Finnish |
| Nigul | | - | Estonian |
| ValĒRija | | - | Latvian |
| Ephrath | | - | Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
| Saba | | - | Georgian |
| Khasan | | - | Chechen, Ossetian, Circassian, Ingush, Tatar, Bashkir |