What is Hiking The Appalachian?
1.
A euphemism for having sexual relations.
"So, how did your date go last night? You hike the Appalachian?" or "I'm sorry, the Governor is not available. He's out hiking the Appalachian."
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2.
In June, 2009, South Carolina governor Mark Sanford disappeared from public sight for five days, a period during which neither his wife nor much of his staff apparently knew where he had gone. A Sanford spokesperson eventually told reporters that the Governor was on a secretive hike along the Appalachian Trial to clear his head after a tough legislative session. Turns out that Sanford had actually been in Argentina where he had been conducting an extra-marital affair.
"Why is Bob's wife angry with him?"
"He got caught hiking the Appalachian, if you know what I mean."
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3.
Code for having an affair.
In the case of a Republican, more often than not it'll be a same-sex affair.
I hold a high-stress political job and my wife refuses to give head. I guess I'll have to go hiking the Appalachian when the current legislative session is over.
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