verb
- to force someone to do something by using tricks or pressure
- to kidnap someone and force them to work on a ship
Usage: informal
Usage: nautical; historical
Examples
- They shanghaied me into helping with the fundraiser.
- I got shanghaied into working overtime again.
- Don’t let them shanghai you into volunteering.
- The sailors were shanghaied from waterfront bars.
- He felt shanghaied into accepting the job offer.
- She shanghaied her brother into driving her to the mall.