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- [shang-hahy, shang-hahy]
- /ˈʃæŋ haɪ, ʃæŋˈhaɪ/
- /ˌʃæŋˈhaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shang-hahy, shang-hahy]
- /ˈʃæŋ haɪ, ʃæŋˈhaɪ/
Definitions of shanghai word
- verb with object shanghai to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs. 1
- noun shanghai Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a seaport and municipality in E China, near the mouth of the Chang Jiang. 1
- noun shanghai a type of long-legged chicken believed to be of Asian origin. 1
- transitive verb shanghai kidnap to work as a sailor 1
- intransitive verb shanghai force 1
- verbal expression shanghai force to do sth 1
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Origin of shanghai
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; after Shanghai
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shanghai
noun
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preposition
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shanghai popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shanghai usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shanghai
verb shanghai
- abduct — If someone is abducted by another person, he or she is taken away illegally, usually using force.
- carjack — to attack (a driver in a car) in order to rob the driver or to steal the car for another crime
- carjacking — A carjacking is an attack on a person who is driving their own car during which things may be stolen or they may be harmed physically.
- carried away — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- carry away — to remove forcefully
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