This is the 2946th most frequent Russian word.
выходных
"Выходных" means "days off" or "weekend" in English.
The word 'выходных' here means 'of the weekend', indicating the time frame during which the action took place.
На выходных мы ездили на природу.
Over the weekend, we went to the countryside.
In this sentence, 'выходных' refers to the plural genitive case of 'выходные', highlighting the object of the action.
Я люблю проводить выходных дома с семьей.
I enjoy spending the weekend at home with my family.
The phrase 'следующих выходных' uses the genitive plural to situate the weekends in the future context as something awaited.