# steamboats

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #55,771

## Definitions
1. Drunk; intoxicated.

## Etymology
Perhaps from Steamboat Willie, rhyming slang for silly, or perhaps from a stereotype of steamboat passengers getting drunk.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/steamboats