What is the meaning of “loafer” leather shoes?

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What is the meaning of "loafer" leather shoes?

Loafers are leather shoes without laces. Do you know what the name means?

Meaning of loafers = ” lazy “!

Loafers are said to have originated from room shoes that were originally created in the 1920s as indoor shoes for the British royal family and aristocracy. If you look up the name, do you know that it also means “lazy” or “vagabond” in addition to the name of the leather shoes? There are several theories as to the origin of the word, such as “loafers” being derived from “loaf,” a place where cattle wait, or “loafers were called ‘slackers’ because they were worn like slippers in an era when shoes with laces were the norm.

Incidentally, it was around 1937 that the trademark was registered and leather shoes were sold under the name ” Loafer. The company that registered the trademark was Nettleton, a long-established shoe manufacturer in the U.S., which is no longer in business.

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