Taken from the movie "Gattaca". The term is associated with a detested segment of society; one of those who refuses to play the hand that he was dealt. Most commonly known as a borrowed ladder, or a de-gene-erate.
We have a borrowed ladder who has infiltrated Gattaca and has been mascarading as one of it employees.
by T-DawG November 24, 2004
If you are in a room with no windows or other direct sources of light, and if light enters from an adjoining lighted room, the indirect illumination is borrowed light.
We worked in the library and had only the borrowed light from the adjacent room to work with that night.
by Luddz July 1, 2015
by Dinojimmy68 May 30, 2017
Generally used by old people of themselves. They're living longer than they're "supposed to", hence they're living on borrowed time.
by DeadByDawn September 30, 2004
by Bozaay November 8, 2021
by Downstrike November 3, 2006
That Jake Persoon is such a dutch borrower, I let him use my netflix account, but he still hasn't paid me the 15 dollars he owes me for it.
by derpmax November 26, 2010