Caminar en pelotas

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Rusty

From what I've read, the phrase can be applied to both sexes. A couple of folks have explained that it works for both because pelotas was derived from pelos. I don't know if that is true. I've never heard the expression used, so I can't be sure.
By the way, en pelotas also means flat broke.

In Chile it used for both sexes. :-)

I am not sure about "pelos", but sounds very interesting.

Hernan.