TheGreatWeighIn.com

Phrasal Verbs:

weigh in
1. Sports To be weighed at a weigh-in.
2. To have one’s baggage weighed, as at an airport.
3. Slang To make a forceful statement in a discussion.

There are several meanings in the internet dictionary for the term “weigh in”. The common usage for The Great Weigh In web site is number one above. At the start of any great event where two or more challengers square off to compete, it is common for the challengers to “weigh in” in order to determine the legitimacy of a given match up and/or to set a baseline for an event.

Boxing and wrestling are the two most obvious sports that have a weigh in. There are other examples like the Jockey being weighed before the start of the race. One event weighs in to establish legitimacy of a contestant in a weight class and the other to set a uniform weight for the rider and is horse. Of course weigh ins occur in other form and for other reasons but the only one that comes to mine involve cows and …

This blog would constitute the use of the third definition above although not much “force” is being used in the discussions to date. Clint and Clay really need to put things in writing.

There is a strong possibility that with some slight modification we could use definition number two as well.

I am still not sure how the word Great made it into the name … maybe I will figure that out at a later date.