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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

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.

by CaliforniaN-English January 22, 2011