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rabbit trail

rabbit trail noun: a non-urban area that is challenging to traverse for non-local people.

Noun

rabbit trail (plural rabbit trails)

  1. (Appalachia, Midwestern-US, Southern US, slang) A non-urban area that is challenging to traverse for non-local people.
  2. (Appalachia, Midwestern-US, Southern US, slang) A convoluted discourse or tangential aside.
    • Near-synonym: rabbit hole
    Synonyms:
    rabbit hole
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rabbit, trail.

Synonyms of rabbit trail

Forms of rabbit trail

pluralrabbit trails
alternative formbunny trail

Origin of rabbit trail

Rabbits defy predators by running in circles.

Questions about rabbit trail

What does rabbit trail mean?
Rabbit trail means a non-urban area that is challenging to traverse for non-local people.
What part of speech is rabbit trail?
Rabbit trail is a noun.
What is the plural of rabbit trail?
The plural of rabbit trail is rabbit trails.

Words near rabbit trail in the dictionary

  1. rabbit test
  2. rabbit tests
  3. rabbit tick
  4. rabbit tobacco
  5. rabbit tooth
  6. rabbit trail
  7. rabbit trails
  8. rabbit vibrator
  9. rabbit vibrators
  10. rabbit warren
  11. rabbit warrens

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