What does Weights mean?

Gewigte (Gym weights) For example: "Lifting heavy weights (Lifting heavy gym weights)"

Where does the slang word Weights come from?

Weights is a slang term from South Africa. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in South Africa and across Africa.

Weights

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Gewigte (Gym weights)

"Lifting heavy weights (Lifting heavy gym weights)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Weights 🇪🇬 Egypt

أوزان - Weights

"شيل أوزان (Lift weights) - Sheel awzan"

Weights 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Hadid tamarin (Iron exercise)

"Rafa'a weights (Lift weights)"

🇿🇦 About South Africa Slang

South African slang, from Cape Town to Johannesburg, mixes Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Sotho, and English into uniquely expressive township and street language.

KASINARY has 2661 South Africa slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Weights" Across Africa

This word is also used in 7 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Weights 🇪🇬 Egypt

أوزان - Weights

Weights 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Hadid tamarin (Iron exercise)

Weights 🇧🇼 Botswana

Weights (Gym equipment)

Weights 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Weights (Weight training)

Weights 🇰🇪 Kenya

Vyuma (Weights)

Weights 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Boima / Meroalo (Weights)

Weights 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Ibyuma (Iron/weights)

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