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flyweight

  • /ˈflaɪ.weɪt/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪt

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From fly + weight.

noun flyweights

  1. A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
  2. A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
  3. figuratively Small, light or unimportant. The characters of "Sex and the City 2" are flyweight bubbleheads living in a world which rarely requires three sentences in a row.

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noun weight division in combat sports

中文蠅量級 /蝇量级 yíngliàngjí
Portuguêspeso-mosca
Françaispoids mouche
DeutschFliegengewicht

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"flyweight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flyweight. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{flyweight_2026,
  title = {flyweight},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flyweight},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}