shafted

Meanings

• Verb

  To treat unfairly, to cheat or deceive.

  - "He was shafted out of the promotion because of office politics."
  - "The company shafted its investors by going bankrupt."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shafted
drafted , traversed , engraved , misconstrued

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Variants

List of all variants of shafted that leads to same result
shaft , shafted , shafting , shafts , red-shafted flicker , red-shafted flickers , yellow-shafted flicker , yellow-shafted flickers

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally meant 'to have sexual intercourse with' from Old English scaftian, but its meaning shifted to 'to defraud' in the late 19th century.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'shafted' gained widespread popularity in the UK during the 1990s, particularly in the context of football hooliganism.

2. The word 'shafted' is sometimes used as a euphemism for death in some contexts.

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Related Concepts

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1. fraud: The deliberate act of deception, typically for financial gain.

2. betrayal: The act of deceiving, misrepresenting, or withholding information from someone to whom one has a special obligation.

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Culture

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In popular culture, 'shafted' is often used to describe a feeling of betrayal or being taken advantage of, particularly in the context of business or politics.

How to Memorize "shafted"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the feeling of being cheated or deceived, imagine a situation where you have been shafted.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'shafted' with the feeling of unfairness, being taken advantage of, or deception.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Shafted: Short for Sheepishly Acknowledged Fraudulent Transactions' to help remember the meaning.

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