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get shanghaied

verb, ditransitive, passive (with to Be or to Get).

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.
by CaliforniaN-English January 22, 2011
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Shangin’

A slang term, referring to something as cool.
Did you see those Jordan 1’s that were released, they look shangin’!
by GeorgeHennen69 May 23, 2020
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Shit on a Shingle

My dad was in the army for 24 years and my mom use to make this for him. I love the stuff. The navy uses chipped beef but I prefer the hamburger version.
Here is an official U.S. Army recipe for SOS:
CREAMED BEEF ON TOAST (SOS)
1/2 lb. ground beef
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
4 tbsp. sifted flour
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup water
2 tbsp. butter
Brown ground beef in its own fat. Remove excess fat and save for making roux. Season with salt and pepper. To make roux, place 2 tbsp. reserved fat in double broiler or heavy pan. Slowly add sifted flour, stirring constantly over low heat until thoroughly blended. Cook for five minutes. Do not brown. Combine milk and water. Add butter and scald (not burn) in double broiler or heavy pan. Add roux to scalded milk, stirring constantly until thoroughly blended. Add meat mixture and cook about 10 minutes, or until desired consistency. Serve on toast.
by rapsucks1738 March 30, 2007
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shangtemp

molly was shangtemp when she missed the bus 3 days in a row
by Nubia / Arabella February 24, 2021
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shingle it up

To top it off, figuratively; to be the "icing on the cake"- as the shingles are the last finishing part of a building/ home.
Woman 1: Not only did my hair extensions get loose and fall out in the pool, but to shingle it up my booty call from last night gave me the clap!
Woman 2: Gurl you all tore up!
by M.M.M.M. January 10, 2008
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Shingo

Verb, to Shingo.

A simple way to define thinking you/someone can pull something off, but ends up failing.

Term visually taken from an Initial D battle between Shingo Shoji and Takumi Fujiwara.
Example 1
Person 1: Man, we did so well this time!
Person 2: Glad we weren't shingoing

Example 2
Person 1: You heard Mike tried to engage?
Person 2: Yup, he shingod real hard.
by notsoaccurate0014 November 25, 2019
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hanging out my shingle

When a professional (especially a lawyer), rather than looking for a job, just goes and finds clients. This takes guts and a willingness to work constantly for precious little money in exchange for autonomy.
Law student 1: Hey, you made top 10%. I bet you could get that $160,000 opening at Rob, Ewe, and Howe!

Law student 2: Fuck those guys. I don't want to kiss ass for the next 20 years. I'm hanging out my shingle.
by cogitheum@mac.com February 7, 2009
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