rabbit hole
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rabbit hole
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From rabbit + hole. Extended senses reference Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, where Alice travels down a rabbit hole into a bizarre world.
noun rabbit holes · rabbit-hole · rabbithole
- A bizarre world, where everyday rules do not apply.
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A way into such a world.
These mushrooms will take you down the rabbit hole, man.
Similar: looking-glass
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A time-consuming tangent or detour, often one from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.
Near-synonym: rabbit trail (regiolectic)
Similar: wild-goose chase, rabbit trail[regiolect]]ic>
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The initial clue that leads to an alternate reality game.
Similar: trailhead
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rabbit, hole. The entrance to a rabbit warren or burrow; the whole warren or burrow. The rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down what seemed to be a very deep well.
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noun bizarre world
| Deutsch | Trip, Wunderland, Nonsenswelt |
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noun time-consuming tangent or detour
| Español | jardín, madriguera conejil, agujero conejuno, meterse en honduras |
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| Français | méandre, dédale, écheveau |
| Deutsch | Abschweifung, Abstecher, Nebengleis, zeitaufwendiges Unterfangen |
noun (entrance to) a rabbit warren or burrow
| Español | madriguera, entrada de una madriguera conejil, boquete de una madriguera conejuna |
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| Français | terrier (de lapin) |
| Deutsch | Kaninchenloch, Kaninchenhöhle, Kaninchenbau |
| Ελληνικά | κουνελότρυπα kounelótrypa |
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