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shanghai-ed by Dr. P aka Chainsaw August 17, 2006
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shanghaid
We were close to the conclusion of our meeting but the agenda was shanghaid by someone with different ideas.
shanghaid by tomsawyersf January 22, 2008
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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."
"Sir, your friends have been 'shanghaied', we'll notify the Coast Guard."
Shanghaied 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
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.
get shanghaied by CaliforniaN-English January 22, 2011
shanghaid
shanghaid by yo soy muerto December 16, 2011
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."
Grant: "Oh man, you got Shanghaied."
Shanghaied by Roy D. Mercer September 30, 2008
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