light in the loafers

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Gay

   Gay; homosexual.

   • Men of my group are either married or, as S.P. would say, ‘light in the loafers.’ Homosexuals, you'd call them.
   • 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.
   • “What about Father Jim and Mr. Gary?” Mary Lane said, passing by me, “They are light in the loafers together.”
2. 2

   Crazy or eccentric.

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