light in the loafers en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
US, 1967.
Meanings
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(derogatory, euphemistic, idiomatic, slang) Gay; homosexual.
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.
1981, Heywood Gould, Glitterburn, New York: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 98:“What about Father Jim and Mr. Gary?” Mary Lane said, passing by me, “They are light in the loafers together.”
2007, Lesley Kagen, Whistling In the Dark, Penguin, →ISBN:Men of my group are either married or, as S.P. would say, ‘light in the loafers.’ Homosexuals, you'd call them.
1980, Helen Van Slyke, No Love Lost, New York: Lippincott & Crowell, page 203:
- (dated, derogatory, idiomatic, obsolete, slang) Crazy or eccentric.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more light in the loafers | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| light in the sneakers | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most light in the loafers | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
that way · like that · queer · homophile · homosexual · similisexual
Translations (1)
fi ruskean reiän ritari (homosexual — see also homosexual)