Indeed. 'Weightlifting' a dreadfully vague name for something that has become very specific, although in the early days of the sport, there were numerous lifts performed in competition such as one and two-handed lifts, various presses for both maximum weight and repetitions. 'Olympic weightlifting' works to avoid confusion but this is much to the chagrin of my inner pedant who exclaims "But they have other competitions all the time and they're not the Olympics!" (this is without even going into the perilous state that weightlifting is currently in with regards to its continued place in the Olympic program).
This.
My other favorite is people who say that you can't call yourself an "Olympic weightlifter" unless you've been to the Olympics. Fine, but when I just say "weightlifting" I get involved in the following conservations:
"Oh, you mean like bodybuilding?"
Me: No, I'd never parade on stage in a thong.
"How much ya' bench?"
Me: I hardly ever bench.
"Do you use machines or free weights?"
Me: I use a platform, bumper plates, and a squat rack.
My other favorites (I'm just ranting at this point) come from people who have seen the lifts yet provide the following ignorant comments:
"Those guys in the Olympics just use momentum."
Me: Right. As Isaac Newton said, an object at rest tends to magically gain momentum off of the platform.
"Those guys in the Olympics aren't strong, they just have good technique."
Me: And Usain Bolt isn't really fast. He just has good sprinting technique.
"Isn't lifting weights fast dangerous?"
Me: Is running fast dangerous?
"The Olympic lifts won't get you hyooge, bro."
Me: Not really my goal.
"What muscles do those lifts work?"
Me: All of them.
"Do you do the clean and jerk on lower body day or upper body day?"
Me: I do the clean and jerk on clean and jerk day.