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Definition shanghai

Etymology 1

From Chinese ?? (Shàngh?i, “Shanghai”), with reference to the former practice of forcibly crewing ships heading for the Orient.

Verb

shanghai (third-person singular simple present shanghais, present participle shanghaiing, simple past and past participle shanghaied)

  1. (transitive) To force or trick (someone) into joining a ship which is lacking a full crew.
  2. (transitive) To abduct or coerce.
  3. (transitive, US) To trick (a person) into entering a jurisdiction where they can lawfully be arrested.
  4. (transitive) To commandeer; appropriate; hijack
Noun

shanghai (plural shanghais)

  1. (US, archaic) A tall dandy.

Etymology 2

From Scottish shangan, from Scottish Gaelic seangan, influenced by the Chinese city.

Noun

shanghai (plural shanghais)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A slingshot.

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AAHING 11
ASHING 11
5 letter words with the letters SHANGHAI 
AHING 10
GNASH 10
HANGS 10
HIGHS 11
NIGHS 10
SANGH 10
4 letter words with the letters SHANGHAI 
AAHS 6
AGAS 6
AGHA 8
AGIN 7
AINS 5
ANAS 5
ANGA 7
ANIS 5
ANSA 5
GAIN 7
GASH 8
GHIS 8
GINS 7
HAGS 8
HAHA 8
HAHS 8
HANG 9
HASH 8
HIGH 10
HINS 7
HISN 7
NAGS 7
NIGH 9
SAGA 6
SAIN 5
SANG 7
SHAG 8
SHAH 8
SHIN 7
SIGH 8
SIGN 7
SING 7
SINH 7
SNAG 7
3 letter words with the letters SHANGHAI 
AAH 5
AAS 3
AGA 5
AHA 5
AHI 5
AHS 5
AIN 4
AIS 3
ANA 4
ANI 4
ASH 5
GAN 6
GAS 5
GHI 7
GIN 6
HAG 7
HAH 7
HAS 5
HIN 6
HIS 5
INS 4
NAG 6
NAH 6
SAG 5
SHA 5
SHH 7
SIN 4
2 letter words with the letters SHANGHAI 
AA 2
AG 4
AH 4
AI 2
AN 3
AS 2
GI 4
HA 4
HI 4
IN 3
IS 2
NA 3
SH 4
SI 2

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