shanghai

Pronunciation: US [ʃæŋ'haɪ] UK [ˌʃæŋ'haɪ]

Definitions in English

n.	1. city and port on huang- pu river in eastern china. [ population: [email protected]] 2. = Cochin China, Cochin Shanghai
v.	1. <<> to trick or force somebody to do something or go somewhere 2. <<> slang, to recruit somebody forcibly into a navy

I didn't..intend to work on children's programmes but I was shanghaied.
Source: M. Marrin