cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 11 days agoWhat does it mean to "shanghai" (v.) someone?message-squaremessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up111arrow-down1message-squareWhat does it mean to "shanghai" (v.) someone?cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 11 days agomessage-square10linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 days agoIIRC is used to mean “to press someone into service on a ship”. I guess Shanghai got famous for it, but that kind of thing was also common in european harbors.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 days agoWiki linked above says that Shanghai was the destination, not where the abduction was done.
IIRC is used to mean “to press someone into service on a ship”. I guess Shanghai got famous for it, but that kind of thing was also common in european harbors.
Wiki linked above says that Shanghai was the destination, not where the abduction was done.