How do you use Shanghaiing in a sentence?

Answer 1

The word shanghaiing is a verbal noun (gerund) for the practice of using trickery, deception, or violence to conscript men to work as sailors on ships. The verb form is shanghai, named after the port in China that these ships often frequented in the mid nineteenth century. Example sentence:

The practice of shanghaiing was a form of involuntary servitude.

Answer 2

To "shanghai" means to force or coerce someone into doing something against their will. This was a common practice in the days of sail, when people would often be drugged or knocked unconscious and taken aboard a ship to serve as able seamen. Ex: "Shanghai ten men so we can get this voyage underway!', the captain said."

Shanghai is also a city in China. Ex: "My uncle Pan, from Shanghai, wrote me an e-mail."

Answer 3

Baby you shanghai the world like nobody else!