borg

noun
/bɔːɡ/UK/bɔɹɡ/US

Etymology

* As a Danish and Norwegian surname, from various places derived from Old Norse borg (“stronghold”). * As a north/Low German surname, this is the Low German form of the surname Burg. * As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish בורג (burg, “credit”), from Middle High German borgen (“to lend, borrow”), from Old High German borgēn. * As a Maltese surname, from the noun borġ (“tower, stronghold”), distantly related to the first two senses above.

  1. derived from borgēn
  2. derived from borgen — “to lend, borrow
  3. derived from בורג — “credit
  4. derived from borg — “stronghold

Definitions

  1. Synonym of cyborg.

  2. Alternative spelling of Borg.

  3. Alternative form of BORG.

  4. + 5 more definitions
    1. A surname

    2. One who proselytises or assimilates.

      • Go for the fun of it (yes, I am one of the Borgs) and don't let equipment bother you. Just remember this even when the Borgs assimilate you.
    3. To assimilate rivals, via corporate acquisition or religious proselytisation.

      • They are trying to turn you into them. They are trying to borg us.
    4. To turn into a cyborg, to implant machinery into people with the intent of controlling or…

      To turn into a cyborg, to implant machinery into people with the intent of controlling or assimilating them.

      • We already do it and they tell us they're going to Borg us with fucking stuff into our brains and we won't have to talk to each other.
      • 2001, Rick C. Hodgin, GeekNews Intel wants to Borg us!
    5. Acronym of blackout rage gallon (“A cheap cocktail made for college partying, typically…

      Acronym of blackout rage gallon (“A cheap cocktail made for college partying, typically brightly colored and made with a full bottle of hard liquor (fifth to 750mL to 1L to 1qt), 2L to 2qt of water, water flavoring (such as Kool-Aid, Hawaiian Tropic, Mio Energy Drops), and caffeine drink powder, mixed in a gallon plastic milk jug, with electrolyte drink making the remainder of the gallon”).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for borg. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA