Chicago weighs more on a sunny day

An idiom used to explain how a seemingly negligible or "weightless" variable can have a massive, tangible impact on an outcome.
It refers to the physics concept of radiation pressure. Because light carries momentum, the sunlight hitting a city like Chicago on a clear day actually pushes down on it, adding roughly 300 lbs of physical force to the city's total weight.

Example 1:
Person A: "I only changed a single line of code and the entire server crashed. I don't get it."
Person B: "Chicago weighs more on a sunny day!"

Example 2:
Person A: "I barely touched the gas pedal and we spun out!"
Person B: "Chicago weighs more on a sunny day, man."

Example 3:
Him: "She broke up with me just because I didn't hold the door open?"
Her: "Chicago weighs more on a sunny day."

Example 4:
"If I had found my keys ten seconds faster, I'd be here. Chicago weighs more on a sunny day."

by anonymous202997 December 4, 2025

Mayoral Weigh-in

An official event held by the mayor's office of a city to measure the weight of the mayor in the presence of the press gallery while sometimes metaphorically 'weighing-in' on current city issues. The practice originated in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

"At this week's mayoral weigh-in, the mayor lost one pound, and answered questions about the budget."

by Tonian November 7, 2012

Weigh-in

A term used normally for league fighting where fighters are weighed and get to beef or 'square up' to each other. Also used on the street in the same instance where a close to fighting dispute happened usually with the people arguing pushing and screaming in each others faces.

Friend1: Did you hear about that dave kid beefing tom?

Friend2: Yeahhh! i did mateee. Tom weighed him in but dave bottled it didnt he!? The patty.
Friend1: Don't blame him tbf Tom will Weigh-in any man.

by Wagwan dickhead January 20, 2021

she pays what she weighs

if she is over weight then she gets a check if you treat her right she will pay up to the exact amount of how much she weighs

She pays me 800 dollars a month, she weighs 800 pounds she pays what she weighs.

by Jujupayway December 6, 2021

Annie weighs

A phrase used to say "anyways", usually used on Twitter.

"Annie weighs, let's not talk about that song, it tanked"

by violucas January 20, 2021

skinny weigh how much that penny weigh

Code words for can we fuck and or can i lick yo butthole

Man “Skinny weigh how much that penny weigh?”
Woman “ come over boo.”

by Wishes dj August 17, 2024

Weighed down

to have extremely large tiddies

"Hey did you know i do running"
"aren't you too weighed down to do that"

by gangganggangbang August 14, 2020