rabbit trail
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Etymology
Rabbits defy predators by running in circles.
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Noun
rabbit trail (plural rabbit trails)
- (Southern US, Appalachia, Midwestern US, slang) A non-urban area that is challenging to traverse for non-local people.
- (Southern US, Appalachia, Midwestern US, slang) A convoluted discourse or tangential aside.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rabbit, trail.
See also
- rabbit hole
- JAQ off
- sealioning
- veer off
- merry dance
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