flyweight
flyweight Lexical Profile
flyweight Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Relating to or denoting the flyweight division in boxing, wrestling, or mixed martial arts.
"She defended her world flyweight title for the fourth consecutive time."
Extremely light in weight, or of very little substance, influence, or importance.
"The backpacker packed a flyweight tent designed to minimize load on long mountain trails."
• noun
A weight class in combat sports such as boxing, wrestling, and mixed martial arts for competitors of very light weight (in professional boxing, up to 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms), or an athlete who competes in this division.
"The young flyweight relied on exceptional footwork and speed to outmaneuver his opponent in the ring."
A person or thing of abnormally light weight, or one lacking serious influence, stature, or intellectual depth.
"Critics dismissed the candidate as a political flyweight who lacked the experience to lead the committee."
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the late 19th century as a compound of 'fly' (used figuratively to suggest extreme lightness) and 'weight', modeled on earlier boxing divisions such as 'featherweight' and 'lightweight'.