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shanghai (oh)



[T] old-fashioned
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Shanghai; from the use of force or deception to get sailors for ships going to China]
to trick or force someone into doing something unwillingly
shanghai sb into doing sth
::I got shanghaied into organizing the kids' party.