three-sheeted
three-sheeted is the simple past and past participle of three-sheet.
Meaning of three-sheet
Verb
three-sheet (third-person singular simple present three-sheets, present participle three-sheeting, simple past and past participle three-sheeted)
- To exaggerate, hype up, or show off.
- Now I don't think a man ought to be a spendthrift in order to be a good fellow, but a ball player getting four thousand a year shouldn't three-sheet himself every time he lets go of a quarter.1916 March 11, Charles E. Van Loan, “His Folks”, in Saturday Evening Post
- Synonyms:
- big up, hyperbolize, preen, swagger, cut it fat, exaggerate, overcharge, overdo, overemphasize, overstate
Questions about three-sheeted
- What is three-sheeted the simple past and past participle of?
- Three-sheeted is the simple past and past participle of three-sheet.
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