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loafer

[loh-fer] / ˈloʊ fər /


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The soap-bubble fantasy of Ms. Lemann’s New Orleans rather calls to mind the Hundred Acre Wood, if Christopher Robin were a gentle, dissipated loafer in a wrinkled seersucker suit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

The man whose loafer launched an empire wanted a piece of the action this time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026

“She’s a loafer for life now,” Kelce confirmed.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2025

The song is the unhurried portrait of a loafer on his front porch, watching tourists sunbathe while a pot of shrimp is beginning to boil.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2023

I've just started to say the T in Tiny when he comes running out of his room, one black leather loafer on and the other in his hand, shouting, "Go, Grayson, go go."

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

WSJ | Buy Side: Our list of the best loafers for women includes classic penny loafers and on-trend lug soles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

FX’s new murder-mystery show “The Shards” opens with the protagonist, Bret Easton Ellis, narrating an outfit he wore to the movies: a brown Ralph Lauren shirt with white accents, Calvin Klein bluejeans and Gucci loafers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Those still open tend to have generators, menus priced in dollars and a clientele of well-connected Cubans, decked in salmon shirts and tassel loafers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Weger holds a pair of sparkling JVB X Nomasei ‘Nono’ loafers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

He slipped on the black loafers that Jeff had outgrown.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte


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