Borg
verbEtymology From the Star Trek franchise, in which the Borg are a cyborg race intent on converting all other life into their own kind; apparently a clipping of cyborg, from cybernetic + organism.
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Slang To assimilate rivals, via corporate acquisition or religious proselytisation.
- 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."2004, alt.religion.asatru (Usenet):
- They are trying to turn you into them. They are trying to borg us.2004
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Slang 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.2000, Charles Hayward, FREQ:
- 2001, Rick C. Hodgin, GeekNews Intel wants to Borg us!