light in the loafers
(idiomatic, slang, pejorative, euphemism) Gay; homosexual.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(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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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(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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“Light in the loafers, lindsay is going to have is day of reckoning soon voters of south carolina?Do your duty show up at the polls?And vote that's the key voting!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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