light in the loafers

pejorative Homosexual, especially of men. Sarah: "I'm thinking about asking Jonathan out on a date." Jane: "I don't know, I think he's a little light in the loafers, if you catch my meaning."

See also: light

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

as gay as pink ink
gay as pink ink
(as) gay as pink ink
bowl from the pavilion end
bowling
bricks shy of a load
one brick shy of a (full) load
one brick shy of a load
one sandwich short of a picnic
a sandwich short of a picnic

References in periodicals archive

Keitel's slow conversion--from fear that his kid may be "light in the loafers" to admiration for his talent--profits greatly from the actor's obvious enjoyment of his character's comically swaggering obtuseness.

My Sexiest Year

The gay casting director who every now and again is forced to air the phrase "light in the loafers" when an actor he knows is gay comes in to audition, for fear the straight bosses might think he cast the guy for the same reason they might cast the waitress they met at Hooters.

The gay Hollywood 10. (notes from a blond)

The Pigs costumes are certainly inventive, but one can also enjoy the witty lyrics, the amiable if camp humor, and the dance routines, particularly for "Light in the Loafers," with David Pevsner and John Treacy Egan tapping away with flashlights on their shoes.

A harvest of cocoanuts, (dancetheater by choreographer Richard Sabellico)

After Crabtree's death Waldrop wrote "Light in the Loafers," a song illustrating what Crabtree did for Waldrop - and for untold others.

One singular sensation

词组	light in the loafers
释义	light in the loafers light in the loafers pejorative Homosexual, especially of men. Sarah: "I'm thinking about asking Jonathan out on a date." Jane: "I don't know, I think he's a little light in the loafers, if you catch my meaning." See also: light Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: as gay as pink ink gay as pink ink (as) gay as pink ink bowl from the pavilion end bowling bricks shy of a load one brick shy of a (full) load one brick shy of a load one sandwich short of a picnic a sandwich short of a picnic References in periodicals archive Keitel's slow conversion--from fear that his kid may be "light in the loafers" to admiration for his talent--profits greatly from the actor's obvious enjoyment of his character's comically swaggering obtuseness. My Sexiest Year The gay casting director who every now and again is forced to air the phrase "light in the loafers" when an actor he knows is gay comes in to audition, for fear the straight bosses might think he cast the guy for the same reason they might cast the waitress they met at Hooters. The gay Hollywood 10. (notes from a blond) The Pigs costumes are certainly inventive, but one can also enjoy the witty lyrics, the amiable if camp humor, and the dance routines, particularly for "Light in the Loafers," with David Pevsner and John Treacy Egan tapping away with flashlights on their shoes. A harvest of cocoanuts, (dancetheater by choreographer Richard Sabellico) After Crabtree's death Waldrop wrote "Light in the Loafers," a song illustrating what Crabtree did for Waldrop - and for untold others. One singular sensation
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