(idiomatic, slang, pejorative, euphemism) Gay; homosexual.
Men of my group are either married or, as S.P. would say, ‘light in the loafers.’ Homosexuals, you'd call them.
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(idiomatic, slang, derogatory, dated, obsolete) Crazy or eccentric.
You'll make a nice living; and maybe when you're sixty you'll marry a nice guy, a little light in the loafers maybe, but you'll still be pure by then; and you'll do the grand-lady bit, and he’ll be your escort.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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