Borrowed
To have stolen an item from a friend or colleague with the intention of returning it at a later date.
Borrowed by Joe Bloggs November 12, 2003
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between friends with benefits and a relationship
We hook up, and are emotionally attached, but were definitely not in a relationship. I would call us borrowed.
borrowed by rebecca123s June 17, 2009
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borrowed time
If you survive some situation where you would have otherwise did were it not for some miracle of God then your entire life after that point is said to be borrowed time.
A man walks across a street without looking both ways when he accidently steps on a bottle, that happened to be rolling by, and falls straight down. Exactly half a speeding truck passes in front of him, only missing by inches. This man is living on borrowed time because if it hadn't been for the bottle rolling by at that exact moment he would have been smashed like a caterpillar eating your grandmas favorite rose bush.
borrowed time by a dude who has hair September 27, 2004
Borrowed Ladder
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.
Borrowed Ladder by T-DawG November 23, 2004
borrowed light
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.
borrowed light by Luddz July 12, 2015
borrowed time
Generally used by old people of themselves. They're living longer than they're "supposed to", hence they're living on borrowed time.
borrowed time by DeadByDawn September 30, 2004
borrowed happiness
borrowed happiness by Bozaay November 8, 2021