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flyweight

noun

  1. MMA weight class
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From fly + weight.

  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. 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.