Shanghai Surprise

An explosive device. A booby trap. A package bomb. A hand-tossed grenade.

Long before George Harrison, Sean Penn and Madonna and the movie they made by that name, a Shanghai Surprise was a home made bomb used by the Chinese tongs or gangs. The expression probably dates from the late 19th or early 20th century. While I cannot cite chapter and verse of it's origin, I'm older than Madonna and understood the expression at the time the movie was made. Not everything is about sex, kids. That's why I unsubscribed from the UD.

by The Twentieth Man April 28, 2011

shanghai

to take, steal, borrow and not bring back

someone just shanghai-ed my bag of chips

by RP April 24, 2005

ShangHai Grab

From an Ally McBeal episode where Lucy Liu said to her co work that she will give him the "Shanghai Grab". Which by inferred definition of the "rub and tug" by an Asian women with Chinese descent.

As defined above, the Lucy Liu saying she will give a shanghai grab to a coworker in the office whom she is having sexual relations with.

by Deeznuts4u April 23, 2011

Shanghai Special

The dazzling act of giving someone a handjob with ramen in your hands

"Hey Jeff"
"Sah dude?"
"I think im gonna break up with Kelsey"
"Why fam?"
"She gave me a handjob with cooked ramen in her hand "
"Dude thats a fucking Shanghai Special!!"

by Butthole Shitstain May 26, 2016

Shanghai Hydropump

A very difficult trick in Super Mario Maker that can be very helpful in cheesing levels.

"Wow! did you see Juzcook hit that Tokyo Sandblaster into a Shanghai Hydropump? Goddamn!" -Miyamoto

by Jester Hoffman October 20, 2016

Shanghai Bamboo Chute

When you tie someone up and grow a shaft of bamboo up their juicy rectum causing anal splintering and eventually you become one with nature and Buddha himself.

"Hey John how many months has it been since you checked on the progress of Jennifer's Shanghai Bamboo Chute."
"Oh I'd guess that it's been about one and half since that's how long it takes for full bodily numbing to progress and I haven't heard her scream in a week."

by squeaalerrrrr May 16, 2018

Shanghai Shingles

Another word the the coronavirus.

Slang for the COVID-19.

Melissa: Damn! These Chinamen got the Shanghai Shingles!

by Norsfam5 March 26, 2020