shanghai

🇺🇸 /ˌʃæŋˈhaɪ/ 🇬🇧 /ˌʃæŋˈhaɪ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to deceive or coerce someone into doing something they don't want to do

He was Shanghai'ed into doing the dishes for the entire month.

translation

v. to deceive or coerce someone into doing something they don't want to do

Word Forms

3rd Present shanghais
Past shanghaied
Perfect shanghaied
Progressive shanghaiing