shanghai
1. noun
1
a sudden and unexpected transfer of a prisoner to another facility as a form of punishment AUSTRALIA, 1977.
2
a handheld catapult. Probably from northern British dialect shangie, a variant of shangan, from Scottish Gaelic seangan: 'a cleft stick for putting on a dog's tail' AUSTRALIA, 1863
2. verb
1
to abduct someone; to compel someone to do something. From military usage, 'to transfer forcibly' US, 1934.
2
to transfer a prisoner without warning AUSTRALIA, 1980.
3
to detail someone to a task; to enlist someone to do something that they are not entirely willing to do. From US nautical slang describing a method of recruiting sailors consisting of drugs and force US, 1915