see|borg
English
Etymology
Contraction of "cybernetic organism", via cyborg
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)ɡ|-��(r)ɡ
Proper noun
en-proper noun|s
- uncountable A fictional humanoid race in the w:Star Trek|Star Trek universe.
Translations
Swedish: borg#Swedish|borg c
Noun
en-noun|s|-
- A member of a fictional humanoid race in the w:Star Trek|Star Trek universe.
#:usage note: Almost never employed in the plural within w:Star Trek|Star Trek novels and films. (In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Infinite Regress", Seven of Nine says "Borg? I hate Borgs" while playing kadis-kot with Naomi Wildman.)
- slang One who proselytises or assimilates.
#:quotations
#:*2005:"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." — 1
Translations
;member of a fictional Star Trek race
Swedish: borg#Swedish|borg c
Verb
en-verb
- slang to assimilate rivals, via corporate acquisition or religious proselytisation
#:quotations:
#:*2003:"NYTIMES - Microsoft trying to borg google." — 2
#:*2004:"The Christians could afford to spend generations converting northern Europe and that's exactly what they did. We have that example from history. We know there are other faiths out there that want to wipe us out, and there are other faiths out there that want to Borg us. The fact that some are still here after decades means we aren't giving in this time, and you're one of the ones here over a decade." — 3
#:*2004:"They are trying to turn you into them. They are trying to borg us." — 4
- slang to turn into a cyborg, to implant machinery into people with the intent of controlling or assimilating them
#:quotations:
#:*2000:"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." — "Charles Hayward", FREQ (online)
#:*2001:"Intel wants to Borg us!" — Rick C. Hodgin, GeekNews? (online)
Usage notes
Use of other than the infinitive is rare. Lowercase spelling also occurs, less commonly.
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