shanghai-ed

Verb form of the word shanghai. The process of Shanghai-ing.

I just Shanghai-ed a lady's purse and took all her dough.

by Dr. P aka Chainsaw August 17, 2006

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

shanghaid

The title of possibly the most hilarious episode of Spongebob SquarePants known to man.

guy one: dude i was watching the best episode of spongebob last night.
guy two: was it shanghaid?

by yo soy muerto December 16, 2011

shanghaid

verb. Past tense. Almost certainly named after the very large Chinese metropolis of Shanghai. Shanghaid is used to refer to an event in the past where one person cheats or defrauds another in a very clever fashion. see also jacked, janked, or swindled.

That guy counted out my change right in front of me but somehow I'm $50 short.

by ephidryn December 21, 2004

Shanghaied

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."

by Roy D. Mercer September 30, 2008