Definition of be three sheets to the wind

three sheets to the wind    

adjective

• very drunk.

  Man, he was three sheets to the wind last night. How much did he drink?!

  Last edited on Dec 16 2012. Submitted by Kevin M. on Feb 03 2003.

• drunk.

  We were three shots to the wind last night.

  • See more words with the same meaning: under the influence of alcohol, drunk.

  Last edited on Dec 16 2012. Submitted by H.M.R. from Laramie, WY, USA on Aug 02 2004.

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Other terms relating to 'under the influence of alcohol, drunk':
buzzed	Definitions include: mild to moderately intoxicated from drugs or alcohol.
off (one's) tits	Definitions include: very drunk.
hurt up	Definitions include: To be really intoxicated from drinking, doing drugs or most of the time both.
juiced	Definitions include: excited.
tipsy	Definitions include: drunk.
toddy stricken	Definitions include: drunk from having too many toddies.
act	Definitions include: to act foolish; under the influence of alcohol or drugs; or to do something dangerous.
buttered	Definitions include: inebriated.
saucy	Definitions include: more than sassy, less than sparky and almost snazzy, used to describe something or someone crazy and tangy.
rat-ars*d	Definitions include: very drunk.
loaded	Definitions include: large breasted.
legless	Definitions include: very drunk.
pissed	Definitions include: angry.
strunk	Definitions include: under the influence of marijuana and alcohol at the same time.
throwed	Definitions include: to get really drunk, wasted.
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Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'sheet':
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
between the sheets	Definitions include: in bed.
cheat sheet	Definitions include: a hidden piece of paper with information used to cheat on a test.
crib sheet	Definitions include: a hidden piece of paper with information used to cheat on a test.
history sheeter	Definitions include: a person who has a long criminal record; someone who has been arrested several times.
rap sheet	Definitions include: a list of one's past criminal charges.
split the sheets	Definitions include: to get a divorce.
Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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Other terms relating to 'three':
3	Definitions include: law-abiding citizens.
3-dimensional thinking	Definitions include: the ability to think outside the box.
3-legged man	Definitions include: a man with an extremely large penis.
3-ring circus	Definitions include: a chaotic event.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
a couple three	Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
a dollar three eighty	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
a dollar three eightyfive	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
be World War 3	Definitions include: be something really big and bad.
go threesies	Definitions include: to split something (often a purchase) three ways.
number 3	Definitions include: a session of masturbation.
sex between three people	Definitions include: Manage sure for manage twa
stick to the 3 B's	Definitions include: to focus on beer, "bud" (marijuana), and "bitches" (women.)
three-finger salute	Definitions include: the pressing of the "Alt" key + the "Ctrl" key + the "Del" key to reboot or unfreeze a PC computer.
three pump chump	Definitions include: a premature ejaculator.
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Other terms relating to 'to':
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
9 to 5	Definitions include: See nine to five.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
add insult to injury	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
all your base are belong to us	Definitions include: a declaration of victory or superiority.
*ss-to-mouth	Definitions include: sex in which anal sex is immediately followed by fellatio.
back to (one's) roots	Definitions include: to revisit one's past.
back to square one	Definitions include: to go back to the beginning.
balls to the wall	Definitions include: extreme; "all out".
beat all to hell	Definitions include: to be vastly superior.
beat to the punch	Definitions include: to perform an activity before someone else.
be greek to	Definitions include: to be unintelligible.
be up to	Definitions include: to do.
bigger fish to fry	Definitions include: more important things to deal with.
blow to hell	Definitions include: to kill or destroy.
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Other terms relating to 'wind':
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
all wind and piss	Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action.
break wind	Definitions include: to flatulate.
get wind of	Definitions include: to become aware of.
head wind	Definitions include: When a man farts while receiving oral sex.
it's in the wind	Definitions include: Forget about it.
pass wind	Definitions include: To fart or flatulate.
piss in the wind	Definitions include: waste one's time.
two fingers in the wind	Definitions include: to use the peace sign, saying goodbye.
wind	Definitions include: flatulence.
wind up	Definitions include: to anger.

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