jargon To uncerimoniously disconnect someone from a system
without prior warning.
BBS Sysops routinely "borf" pest
users by turning off the modem or by hitting the "auto-borf"
key sequence.
You can also be "borfed" by software dropping
carrier due to
The origin of the term is unknown but it has been in use since
at least 1982.
(1997-03-21)