Used to describe the process of drinking an alcoholic beverage to gain a sense of confidence before attending a social gathering which is though to be nerve wracking and pretentious.

Formally derived from the saying 'dutch courage' after it became profoundity blatant, that the dutch where only known for there clogs whereas the vikings had horns and are therefore a more appropriate species to base the phrase upon.

When you eat dirt for the first time and leave your family to build a shack in the woods