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What Does 'Down the Rabbit Hole' Mean?

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The verb-phrase form of Rabbit Hole, describing the ongoing act of falling deeper into an investigation or obsession rather than the destination or state itself.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Went down the rabbit hole on that ARG's hidden clues and didn't come up for air until 4am."

LORE & ORIGIN

Grew alongside "rabbit hole" from the same Alice in Wonderland reference, used as the active-verb counterpart specifically describing the process of descending into an ever-deepening research spiral.

FIRST SEEN

2000

PEAK POPULARITY

2026 (Digital Folklore Revival)

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

阅读中文版 →日本語版を読む →한국어판 보기 →Leer en español →Ler em português →Lire en français →

EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

中文 zh-CN越陷越深 →日本語 ja-JPラビットホールに落ちる →한국어 ko-KR토끼굴에 빠지다 →Español es-ESdown the rabbit hole →Português pt-BRdown the rabbit hole →Français fr-FRdown the rabbit hole →

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