röck döts
noun/ˈɹɒk ˌdɒts/ · humorous /ˈɹøːk ˌdøːts/
Etymology The words rock (“musical style”) + dots (“umlaut”), with umlauts.
- 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.2005 December 2, Michael Dwyer, “The full Mötley”, in The Age:
- 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!2006, Björn Türoque, To Air Is Human: One Man's Quest to Become the World's Greatest Air Guitarist, Riverhead Books: