an incorrigible loafer who never accomplished anything
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Amusingly enough, key styles of that year—bomber jackets, backless loafers, and skinny jeans—have never felt more relevant, or ubiquitous, than right now.—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2026 Silk pajama pants slouched over Wales Bonner loafers.—Tyler Matthew Oyer
feb. 27, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 The classic horsebit loafer, Gucci’s calling card, was reinterpreted with fur in an easygoing mule style.—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026 These boat loafers are very much in line with the old money aesthetic that continues to trend, especially in the wake of the Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy obsession triggered by Ryan Murphy’s Love Story.—Ana Serrano, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for loafer
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Etymology
perhaps short for landloafer, from German Landläufer tramp, from Land + Läufer runner