Shafted
adj, verb, slang
adj, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of shaft form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Fitted with a shaft.
- 2 Having a shaft (or handle) of a specified tincture, typically different from the head.
"Arms Azure, a hart's head cabossed and attired or, between the attires a dirk ppr. shafted gules, point downwards."
- 3 Cheated; screwed; ripped off. Ireland, UK, slang
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Japan feels it got shafted in the negotiations."