röck döts

röck döts

See also: rock dots

English

WOTD – 28 June 2012

Alternative forms

• rock dots

Etymology

The words rock dots with the unnecessary umlaut placed above them.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒk ˌdɒts/, (humorous) /ˈɹøːk ˌdøːts/

Noun

röck döts pl (plural only)

1. (informal, humorous) Heavy metal umlaut(s).
   • 2005, Michael Dwyer, "The full Mötley", The Age, 2 Dec 2005:

     In the world of heavy metal, the umlaut - otherwise known as röck döts - is the ultimate illustration of Spinal Tap's dictum that there's a fine line between clever and stupid.

   • 2006, ‘Björn Türoque’, To Air Is Human: One Man's Quest to Become the World's Greatest Air Guitarist, Riverhead Books 2006, unnumbered page:

     I imagine I'd be seeing a lot of metal tonight, so why not go for an obscure eighties punk song? Plus, Hüsker Dü = dual röck döts!

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:röck döts.