A topical progression that leads into infinite topical regress which begins with an inquiry into factual content about one specific topic that leads into factual content about multiple related sub-topics, sub-sub-topics, and ad infinitum sub-sub-topics.
"I googled 'Roald Amundsen' and knew I'd gone down a 'Wikipedia rabbit hole' when I ended up reading the lyrics to the 'Star Spangled Banner'."
by gDog71 June 8, 2021
Get the 'Wikipedia rabbit hole'mug. A world of lies and misdirection. Entering one means to fall for those lies.
This phrase can be more easily defined by comparing what happens when one enters a normal metaphorical rabbit hole versus a magic rabbit hole. Entering a normal rabbit hole means to delve very deep into a subject to make proper discoveries, while entering a magic rabbit hole means one falls victim to numerous falsehoods.
Developed as a more clear distinction between discovery through investigation and being misled in numerous ways.
This phrase can be more easily defined by comparing what happens when one enters a normal metaphorical rabbit hole versus a magic rabbit hole. Entering a normal rabbit hole means to delve very deep into a subject to make proper discoveries, while entering a magic rabbit hole means one falls victim to numerous falsehoods.
Developed as a more clear distinction between discovery through investigation and being misled in numerous ways.
Person A: Vaccines cause autism, the moon landing was faked, and 9/11 was an inside job!
Person B: No, none of that is true. Get out of the magic rabbit hole.
Person B: No, none of that is true. Get out of the magic rabbit hole.
by The_Epicness9000 March 6, 2024
Get the Magic Rabbit Holemug. by empelor September 11, 2021
Get the Rabbit Holemug. The name of a Alice/Morpheus themed “strip club” on an industrial estate in the outskirts of a low-level town.
Had waaaay to many beers last night and ended up in the Slippery Rabbit Hole getting a lap dance from a stripper with a huge Adam’s Apple called aMANda!
by GoodinBed October 21, 2019
Get the Slippery Rabbit Holemug. To lose oneself in web threads, going from one link or search to another, without any clearly defined purpose.
"Where have you been the last three hours?"
"OMG. I looked up some obscure actor on imdb, and I've been rabbit holing ever since."
"OMG. I looked up some obscure actor on imdb, and I've been rabbit holing ever since."
by Eddie the Cat October 30, 2023
Get the rabbit holingmug. The act of spending two or more hours obsessively researching something on the internet, often starting with accidentally stumbling across a topic and ending up deep in related information, videos, or articles. an individual going down a rabbit hole may feel completely burned out after hours of research.
Ivan was going down a rabbit hole with the D4VD case and ended up on something completely unrelated after four hours of researching. I haven’t seen anyone go down one this bad!
by tommyvercettifanclub September 21, 2025
Get the going down a rabbit holemug. When you look you one term or video on the internet and then proceed to spend hours and hours on random unrelated topics
I fell into a rabbit hole for our hours after trying to find out who will smith punched at the 2022 Oscars.
by Hovie35 March 29, 2022
Get the rabbit holemug.