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Hiking the Appalachians 

Code for cheating on your spouse, significant other.
"If anyone needs me, I'll be hiking the Appalachians." -Gov. Mark Sanford

Guy 1: Dude, where were you Saturday night? I thought I'd see you at the club with your girl.
Guy 2: Nah, man, I was hiking the Appalachians.

Hiking in the Appalachians 

Euphemism used mostly by politicians for spending time with a South American mistress, most commonly Argentinian.
Sorry I didn't call, dear. I was busy Hiking in the Appalachians and couldn't get phone service.

Hiking the Appalachian Trail 

Sneak away to meet your mistress. ("Hiking the Appalachian Trail" is the first explanation of where South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was when he disappeared.)
"Has anyone seen Jawann? I've been calling and texting him for three days and he's not answering."

"Uh, he's hiking the Appalachian Trail."

"Oh. Got it."

Hiking the Appalachian Trail 

To be unfaithful to one's partner e.g. in an extramarital affair. Named after South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who was said to be hiking the Appalachian Trail, when actually he was visiting his mistress in Argentina.
"My husband has a lot of "meetings" and "conferences" to attend to lately. I think he might be hiking the Appalachian trail."

Hiking the appalachian trail 

Euphemism for preforming oral sex on a woman.

Specifically to lick from the bottom of a woman's labia upwards towards her clitoris.
Mark went 'Hiking the Appalachian Trail' much to the delight of his mistress.

Hiking the appalachian trail 

I was out "Hiking the appalachian trail"