borg
noun
a gallon water jug filled with water, alcohol, and flavoring
What does borg mean?
A borg is a gallon water jug that has had some portion of its water replaced with a clear alcohol, such as vodka, and contains some kind of electrolyte-enhanced flavoring added (think of those little squeeze bottles of fruity flavors marketed as water enhancers). Occasionally they have caffeine added as well.
Examples of borg
Daytime parties – commonly known as “darties” – are filled with costumes, borgs, and wild memories. They can be found across off-campus housing options in the morning of Marathon Monday.
—Maya Shavit, Boston.com, 18 April. 2025
In a typical borg, the gallon container is half full of water, with a whopping fifth of alcohol (about 17 shots), and a liquid flavor enhancer like Liquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier. The person who creates the borg labels it with a fun name, and holds on to it throughout the party.
—That night, students were seen “carrying plastic gallon containers, believed to be ‘borgs.’”
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Where does borg come from?
Borgs originated as a sort of drinking game on college campuses around 2018 and gained widespread popularity as a personalized sort of drink in subsequent years (imbibers will sometimes give their gallon container a cutesy name). The term is said to be an acronym for "blackout rage gallon," although, as with many etymologies that are supposedly acronymic, this explanation lies somewhere between unconfirmed and unlikely.
How is borg used?
Borg is neither a technical unit of measurement nor a name of a drink one might order in a dining establishment. It is a slang word for a kind of drink that generally falls within the province of the young and resilient.
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