dot dot dot meaning (colloquial): definition

dot dot dot

noun

Etymology A reference to the ellipsis (…).

Colloquial An ellipsis.

Is there a way, other then creating my own command button, that I can get the dot dot dot button next to a field on my form in Access 2000.2001 May 8, Darin Horton, “build button, dot dot dot, ellipse”, in microsoft.public.access.forms (Usenet), message-ID <urUrrh71AHA.956@tkmsftngp03>:
[the words dot dot dot are in the title] How do I make a recordset field which may be cut short like on a search engine so it only displays a certain ammount^([sic]) of characters and then ends ...?2001 October 29, Matt Lane, “Making a Recordset Field Cut short with dot dot dot! Help !”, in macromedia.ultradev (Usenet), message-ID <B802F5BA.25E0%mlane@thefoundationdesign.com>:

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The "dot-dot-dot" (ellipsis) is commonly used to indicate omitted terms or signs of the kind you ask about.2009 September 27, Chip Eastham, “Re: Repetition-Operator in mathematical formulas?”, in sci.math (Usenet), message-ID <601c1c83-5906-4713-95de-8cb76d47762e@p23g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>:

intj

Etymology A reference to the ellipsis (…).

Colloquial As if adding an ellipsis in the middle of speech, indicates a pause, an omission or an unfinished thought.

Let me read this part of the note for the court reporter: "Either meet my demands or dot dot dot.".
IF I WAS JOE MILLIONAIRE, DOT DOT DOT****** I would have picked Eric from celebrity mole, lol.2003 February 17, :-O< 8@:-O.:-O, “**IF I WAS JOE MILLIONAIRE, DOT DOT DOT******”, in alt.tv.real-world (Usenet), message-ID <fe835v0d383qv7bnsnpdda4jhlt0rqkv7o@4ax.com>:

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[the original text is stylized across multiple lines] I need water, food, "shelter", emotions AND... dot-dot-DOT a reason.2006 June 13, turtoni, “I require your attention, because... dot-dot-DOT”, in alt.philosophy (Usenet), message-ID <GNWdnXo89tZ5zhPZnZ2dnUVZ_q2dnZ2d@comcast.com>:
Morty: What the Hell? Rick: Out of the frying pan, dot, dot, dot, huh, Morty?2013, "Lawnmower Dog", season 1, episode 2 of Rick and Morty [Rick and Morty survived being killed inside Mr. Goldenfold and found their house crowded with robot-armored dogs.]

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