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Conned, so to speak
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shafted
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Wiktionary
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1 fitted with a shaft 2 (context heraldry of a spear English) Having a shaft and head of different tinctures. 3 (context slang English) screwed (in all senses); ripped off v (en-past of: shaft )
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Shafted \Shaft"ed\, a. Furnished with a shaft, or with shafts; as, a shafted arch. (Her.) Having a shaft; -- applied to a spear when the head and the shaft are of different tinctures.
Wikipedia
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Shafted was a short-lived British quiz show on ITV , presented by Robert Kilroy-Silk , based on game theory .
Usage examples of shafted.
This he basely commanded to be defaced, and it was as basely done by the hand of Mr.
Had they been Shafted, then, and was there company in Dunce's College?
Your old friend Stevie, who you so kindly shafted by first picking his brains, then assuming his identity, is aiming to throw a nice big spanner right in the works.
The rain passed, moonlight shafted faint and blue through the little round window, the pattering in the pail ceased, and still Byron lay with open eyes, trying to believe it, trying to separate his dreams and fantasies of half a year from the real hour when Natalie Jastrow had overwhelmed him with endearments.
As they came to the embassy, the rain was dvilidling- Late sunlight shafted under the black clouds, lighting up the "Willpower.
After a while the sun hazily sbonc Out on wet endless rows of identical grimy red houses, and sunlight shafted into the car.
As on a theatrical cue, the sun at that moment came out and sunlight shafted down the decks, illuminating the grinning, waving President.