Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

four sheets in the wind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
four sheet-s in the wind
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Drunk.

Etymology

Questions

What does four sheets in the wind mean?
Drunk.
Where does four sheets in the wind come from?
See three sheets to the wind.

How to pronounce four sheets in the wind

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