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rabbit hole

American  

[rab-it hohl] / ˈræb ɪt ˌhoʊl /

noun

1. a tunnel made in the ground by a rabbit; a rabbit burrow.

2. Informal. a strange, disorienting, or frustrating situation or experience, typically one that is difficult to navigate: I have been down the rabbit hole of building a new home.

   I had a history of depression and occasionally fell down dark, deep rabbit holes from which only medication and therapy could pull me out.

   I have been down the rabbit hole of building a new home.

3. Informal. a time-consuming distraction of one's attention as happens when clicking through online links, following social media posts, or pursuing information.

   After diving down an internet rabbit hole and poring over treatments, risks, and so on, she felt even more panicked.

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Etymology

Origin of rabbit hole

First recorded in 1660–70; rabbit hole def. 2 was first recorded in 1935–40, from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Example Sentences

ChatGPT did warn me, but when I pressed it went down a rabbit hole of how to trade them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Could it be that the reason I’ve fallen so far down this particular rabbit hole already is that I’m gay?

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Or am I overthinking this and going too far down the rabbit hole?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

But the process will also create opportunities to make the material more widely available online for consumers who want to go down the rabbit hole of watching every available segment with their favorite stars.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

That alone, she thought, was a sign she was headed down a rabbit hole.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng