Word of the Day: Rabbit Hole

[RubyK]

Used especially in the phrase going down the rabbit hole or falling down the rabbit hole, a rabbit hole is a metaphor for something that transports someone into a wonderfully (or troublingly) surreal state or situation. On the internet, a rabbit hole frequently refers to an extremely engrossing and time-consuming topic.

Some days I avoid signing onto Senior Forums because I easily fall down the rabbit hole, lose track of time, and get nothing done at home.

 

[Aunt Marg]

Well... (hands firmly planted on hips), I'd say you and I both share the same rabbit-hole related to loosing track of time and not getting anything done, Ruby! LOL!

 

[Llynn]

From Dictionary.com: The earliest written record of the phrase dates back to the 17th century. But the figurative rabbit hole begins with Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

 

[Kaila]

If I fall down the rabbit=hole, I certainly hope I will not find myself all alone, and the only one there!

From the above posts, I likely will not be!

 

[Kaila]

Ah, there you are! You must have fallen down the same rabbit hole as I did!

 

[Ruthanne]

I have fallen down the rabbit hole of life in general and that's okay for now I must say.

 

[Sliverfox]

Rabbit hole = bunny house?

 

[Kaila]

@Sliverfox
Please explain. I am very curious what you mean.

 

[Sliverfox]

Wild rabbits will dig a den to have their babies in.
I've found them under my lilies,,in asparagus bed.
It will have bits of grass,,& hair the mother pulls off herself.

 

[Kaila]

Thank you @Sliverfox !
I very much enjoyed reading that.