heavy legs

noun

An alleged medical condition, described as an unpleasant sensation of pain and heaviness in the lower limbs.

OriginFrench jambes lourdes →
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Meanings

nounheavy legs pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn alleged medical condition, described as an unpleasant sensation of pain and heaviness in the lower limbs.

    Ultimately, it was [Julien] Benneteau whose body and resolve collapsed, as he twice received massage to heavy legs in the fifth set, a stretching of the regulations allowing for strictly medical attention on court.

    2012 June 29, Kevin Mitchell, “Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2016

Origin

  1. Frenchjambes lourdes
  2. Englishheavy legs

Calque of French jambes lourdes

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Translations

French jambes lourdes
  • jambes lourdesalleged medical condition
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APA

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MLA

“heavy legs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy%20legs. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heavy legs,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy%20legs.

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