Three sheets to the wind explained

Three sheets to the wind is an idiomatic term referring to being drunk or intoxicated. The phrase has nautical origins, suggesting a ship with three sheets (sails) loose and blowing in the wind is out of control.

Three sheets to the wind can also refer to:

• Three Sheets to the Wind, an album by the band Idaho
• A song on the album Cry Sugar by Hudson Mohawke
• A song from The History of Rock, an album by Kid Rock

See also

• Four Sheets to the Wind, a 2007 independent film