Code Rabbit Hole
Noun · Slang & Abbreviations
Definitions
A line of technical investigation or refactoring that keeps leading deeper into complexity and side issues. In engineering slang, code rabbit holes are sometimes valuable discoveries and sometimes expensive distractions.
In plain English: A technical path that pulls you deeper and deeper into complexity or side issues.
Example: "He went down a code rabbit hole trying to rename one config field and emerged three hours later redesigning the entire environment-loading pipeline."