Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

three sheets in the wind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
three- sheet-s in the wind
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Drunk.

Etymology

Questions

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

How to pronounce three sheets in the wind

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