shit out of a shanghai

To describe a object moving quickly

The red car went like a shit out of a shanghai

by Serendipity1307 October 7, 2023

shanghaid

Frequently referring to abduction or misdirection into servitude, generally against ones will.

We were close to the conclusion of our meeting but the agenda was shanghaid by someone with different ideas.

by tomsawyersf January 22, 2008

Shanghaied

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."

by tahutoa May 19, 2015

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

shanghainese

The language natively spoken in Shanghai, China. Unintelligable from the official language, Mandarin Chinese. The ability to speak Shanghainese with flare makes one a true urbanite in this metropolis. The native Shanghainese generally have a lower opinion of other Chinese those who don't speak the language.

"Ni jian shang hai hua ma?" in Mandarin is "Nong gahng zahng heh wu va?" in Shanghainese.

by bleh July 6, 2004

shanzhai

Shanzha refers to things are lookalikes,especially mock production.

Shanzhai originates from Shenzhen,China. A city is famous for its fake production.

Shanzhai can be used in anywhere when we want to say something is just copy the idea of another thing.

Shenzhen is a Shanzhai city.
(Shenzhen is a city that copies the idea from other cities.)

You are Shanzhaing my paper!
(You are copying my paper.)

N0K1A is a Shanzhai production.
(N0K1A is a fake production. (It is not NOKIA,it N-Zero-K-One-A))

by JamesWolzBrown March 28, 2011

Shanghaiing

to trick,mislead or confuse someone into something that they normally wouldn't do willing.

Oh, I am totally shanghaiing Mike into giving me a ride to McD's for lunch by reminding him how we never hang out anymore.

by ridetheyak July 12, 2009