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Definition of 3 sheets to the wind
3 sheets to the wind
adjective
- extremely intoxicated
Person A: Was Otis drunk when he came to the jail last night?
Person B: He sure was. He was 3 sheets to the wind.- See more words with the same meaning: under the influence of alcohol, drunk.
Last edited on May 04 2013. Submitted by Bridget M. from Watford, Warwick, ON, Canada on Apr 21 2005.
origin
- Originally a nautical phrase of the 19th century.
On a tall ship, "sheets" are the ropes which hold the corners of the sails (the clews) taut, so that the sail can catch wind and move the ship forward. If one of these lines becomes loose, the ship wobbles and trembles slightly, if two of them become loose the ship yaws (pitches) from side to side rather drunkenly and if three sheets are (flapping about) in the wind, then the ship careens all over the place and is all but impossible to steer, much like an extremely drunk person.
"Three sheets in the wind" became "three sheets to the wind" at some point in history and has since been adopted by non-seafarers.Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by TimeTravellingGeezer from Fort Collins, CO, USA on Mar 07 2011.
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Other terms relating to 'under the influence of alcohol, drunk': | |
| Definitions include: very drunk. | |
| Definitions include: very drunk. | |
| Definitions include: extremely inebriated. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated. | |
| Definitions include: very drunk. | |
| Definitions include: very much under the influence of drugs or alcohol. | |
| Definitions include: very drunk. | |
| Definitions include: very drunk. | |
| Definitions include: drunk. | |
| Definitions include: inebriated. | |
| Definitions include: inebriated. | |
| Definitions include: skanky and or messed up. | |
| Definitions include: extremely drunk. | |
| Definitions include: intoxicated. | |
| Definitions include: drunk from having too many toddies. | |
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Other terms relating to 'sheet': | |
| Definitions include: in bed. | |
| Definitions include: a hidden piece of paper with information used to cheat on a test. | |
| Definitions include: a hidden piece of paper with information used to cheat on a test. | |
| Definitions include: a person who has a long criminal record; someone who has been arrested several times. | |
| Definitions include: a list of one's past criminal charges. | |
| Definitions include: to get a divorce. | |
| Definitions include: very drunk. | |
Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone. | |
| Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: inclusive. | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
| Definitions include: lots of. | |
Other terms relating to 'three': | |
| Definitions include: law-abiding citizens. | |
| Definitions include: the ability to think outside the box. | |
| Definitions include: a man with an extremely large penis. | |
| Definitions include: a chaotic event. | |
| Definitions include: an unspecified small number. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: be something really big and bad. | |
| Definitions include: to split something (often a purchase) three ways. | |
| Definitions include: a session of masturbation. | |
| Definitions include: Manage sure for manage twa | |
| Definitions include: to focus on beer, "bud" (marijuana), and "bitches" (women.) | |
| Definitions include: the pressing of the "Alt" key + the "Ctrl" key + the "Del" key to reboot or unfreeze a PC computer. | |
| Definitions include: a premature ejaculator. | |
| Definitions include: something chaotic and disorderly. | |
Other terms relating to 'to': | |
| Definitions include: See nine to five. | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: a declaration of victory or superiority. | |
| Definitions include: sex in which anal sex is immediately followed by fellatio. | |
| Definitions include: to revisit one's past. | |
| Definitions include: to go back to the beginning. | |
| Definitions include: extreme; "all out". | |
| Definitions include: to be vastly superior. | |
| Definitions include: to perform an activity before someone else. | |
| Definitions include: to be unintelligible. | |
| Definitions include: to do. | |
| Definitions include: more important things to deal with. | |
| Definitions include: to kill or destroy. | |
| Definitions include: to blow up into bits. | |
Other terms relating to 'wind': | |
| Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action. | |
| Definitions include: to flatulate. | |
| Definitions include: to become aware of. | |
| Definitions include: When a man farts while receiving oral sex. | |
| Definitions include: Forget about it. | |
| Definitions include: To fart or flatulate. | |
| Definitions include: waste one's time. | |
| Definitions include: very drunk. | |
| Definitions include: to use the peace sign, saying goodbye. | |
| Definitions include: flatulence. | |
| Definitions include: to anger. | |
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