shafted adjective3 •Fitted with a shaft. •(slang) Cheated; screwed (screwed over); ripped off. •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. — 1907 formsmore shafted · most shafted