See Also: shanghai(medicine)
shanghai(1)(dictionary)
Shanghai(encyclopedia)
shanghai(dictionary)
shanghai(2)(dictionary)
SHANGHAI MER H(finance)
SHANGHAI IND H(finance)
FIRST SHANGHAI(finance)
Shanghai(tourism)
Shanghai Salad(recipes)

shanghai(2) (iou)



shanghai verb trans. L19.
[formed as SHANGHAI noun In sense 1a from the former practice of forcibly crewing ships bound for the Orient.]
a. Force (a person), esp. by underhand or unscrupulous means, to join a ship which is lacking a full crew. Nautical slang (orig. US). L19.
b. transf. Transfer (a person) forcibly, abduct; coerce (a person) into doing something. colloq. (orig. US Military slang). E20.
M. Marrin I didn't..intend to work on children's programmes but I was shanghaied.
c. Eliminate (a darts player) from a game of shanghai. M20.
Shoot with a catapult. Austral. & NZ. L19.