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hike the appalachian trail

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
hike the ap-palachi-an -trail
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engage in an extramarital affair.

American usage; Colloquial

Etymology

Referring to the excuse given by the spokesperson of the former Governor of South Carolina Mark Sanford during his disappearance from June 18 to June 24, 2009. Upon returning from his absence, Governor Sanford gave a press conference and confessed to having travelled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to visit a woman with whom he had been having an extramarital affair.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hikes the Appalachian Trail (present, singular) hiking the Appalachian Trail (participle, present) hiked the Appalachian Trail (participle, past) hiked the Appalachian Trail (past)

Questions

What does hike the appalachian trail mean?
To engage in an extramarital affair.
Where does hike the appalachian trail come from?
Referring to the excuse given by the spokesperson of the former Governor of South Carolina Mark Sanford during his disappearance from June 18 to June 24, 2009. Upon returning from his absence, Governor Sanford gave a press conference and confessed to having travelled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to visit a woman with whom he had been having an extramarital affair.

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