Being kidnapped by someone, usually sailors and/or pirates and forced to do sailor work through means of violence and intimidation.
"I'd like to file a police report, my friends were abducted by some sailors, they're being forced to do ship repairs and other stuff or else the sailors will kill 'em!"
"Sir, your friends have been 'shanghaied', we'll notify the Coast Guard."
"Sir, your friends have been 'shanghaied', we'll notify the Coast Guard."
by tahutoa May 19, 2015
Get the Shanghaied mug.When you discover that something you ordered off the internet turns out to be a cheap, made in China piece of crap. Also, when something you own, that was made in China breaks way too early.
Taylor: "Dude, I ordered this expensive set of chef's knives from this website. But when I got them, they were all flimsy and had cheap plastic handles."
Grant: "Oh man, you got Shanghaied."
Grant: "Oh man, you got Shanghaied."
by Roy D. Mercer September 30, 2008
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a fucken spongebob squarepants episode. commonly known for patrick star's "leedle leedle leedle lee" cry.
Autist: wait what episode of spongebob does patricks "leedle leedle leedle lee" come in?
Autist 2: uhhh ripped pants?
Captain Obvious: retards its Shanghaied.
Autist 2: uhhh ripped pants?
Captain Obvious: retards its Shanghaied.
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Get the Shanghaied mug.by Jacksoncage July 26, 2021
Get the Shanghaied mug.The use of raw political power to damage the economic strength of a place that is perceived as a threat to the political leader's continuing hold on power.
Quick! Put up images of the leader. He needs to believe that we support and honor him. We don't want our city Shanghaied.
by Profesor de Inglés May 20, 2022
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to be swindled, cheated, lied to, robbed, stolen from, duped, conned, deceived.
to be defrauded.
to jack a fool
to be swindled, cheated, lied to, robbed, stolen from, duped, conned, deceived.
to be defrauded.
to jack a fool
My brother asked me to come over and I ended up babysitting his kids while he and his wife went out dancing. I got shanghaied into babysitting on a Saturday night!
Everytime they invite me to dinner, I get shanghaied into cooking everything myself!
I knew I had to shanghai him, in order to have this invaluable and priceless treasure.
Everytime they invite me to dinner, I get shanghaied into cooking everything myself!
I knew I had to shanghai him, in order to have this invaluable and priceless treasure.
by CaliforniaN-English January 22, 2011
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