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- adjective idiomatic, slang, pejorative, dated
Gay ;homosexual .
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dnfrd commented on the word light in the loafers
What does it mean, though, to be "light in the loafers"?
December 12, 2006
john commented on the word light in the loafers
It's an outdated and, I think, generally benign euphemism for being gay.
An anecdote: some friends of mine were in Providence some years ago to see Uncle Tupelo, a favorite band. They were grabbing a beer before the show, and in walks Jay Farrar, the guitarist. They say hello, and Tweedy tells them how a moment before, he'd been having a beer in another bar, when he noticed it contained only men, and that some of them were making out. He'd inadvertently walked in to a gay bar. Not being gay, he finished his beer and left. His description of the clientele: "I think some of them were a little light in the loafers."
December 12, 2006