I heard these on Gilmore Girls. I'm assuming that to Shang-Hi someone is to "attack" them (not in the literal sense) and El Duche means something like "The Head Honcho". But since most witticisms on Gilmore Girls have a popcultular meaning and background, where do these terms come from and am I right about the meaningS?
2007-03-28 12:47:10 · 3 answers · asked by Squeegee Beckingheim :-) 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
In San Francisco's Barbary Coast days, men would be kidnapped from bars and forced to be a sailor on ships to Shanghai, China - hence the term shanghai'ed. There was nothing they could do. Typically they were drugged and woke up on a ship at sea. It was either be a sailor or get thrown overboard.
Il (Capital I, Small L) Duce was title of Benito Mussolini - Italy's dictator during WWII. I think it means The Leader in Italian
2007-03-28 12:56:56 · answer #1 · answered by Dan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
El Duche is Italian for "The Leader", it's what Benito Mussolini called himself when he was the leader of Italy. as for "Shang Hied" i am not sure
2007-03-28 19:56:19 · answer #2 · answered by mcdonaldcj 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shanghaied is being snatched up at a port and being made to serve on a ship. Il Duce was Italy's Mussolini.
2007-03-28 19:55:40 · answer #3 · answered by Beau D. Satva 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋