"Adrian Peterson is going to be a Viking", announced one of my colleagues, an ardent Oklahoma football fan from Minnesota.
And the first thing that popped into my head was this slang dictionary written by a fellow in his down time in prison. A review of the book (which is all that I read: what would I do with a hip-hop urban slang dictionary?) mentioned two of the slang words in the book: Viking and Maytag.
Viking, as in "going Viking", to not take a shower for a while.
Maytag, as in "to maytag for someone", to do menial work such as cleaning and washing for a protector or bully.
Somehow, I don't think the Minnesota Vikings or the Maytag corporation would be too happy if the usage caught on.
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