Borg

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Usage notes 2 German 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Contraction of "cybernetic organism", via cyborg

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)ɡ

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Borg

Plural -

Borg

1. (uncountable, Star Trek) A humanoid race in the Star Trek universe.

[edit] Translations

• Swedish: borg sv(sv) c.

[edit] Noun

Borg (countable and uncountable; plural Borgs)

1. (fiction) A member of a fictional hiveminded humanoid race in the Star Trek universe who seek to assimilate all intelligent life into their number .
2. (slang) One who proselytises or assimilates.

   • 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]

[edit] Usage notes

• Almost never employed in the plural within 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, although she is speaking with the mind of a young child at the moment.)

[edit] Translations

member of a fictional Star Trek race

• Swedish: borg sv(sv) c.

[edit] Verb

to Borg (third-person singular simple present Borgs, present participle Borging, simple past and past participle Borged)

1. (slang) to assimilate rivals, via corporate acquisition or religious proselytisation

   • 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]

2. (slang) to turn into a cyborg, to implant machinery into people with the intent of controlling or assimilating them

   • 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)

[edit] Usage notes

• Use of other than the infinitive is rare. Lowercase spelling also occurs, less commonly.

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[edit] German

[edit] Noun

Borg m.

1. barrow (castrated boar)