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röck döts en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹøːk ˌdøːts/ (humorous)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹɒk ˌdɒts/

Etymology

The words rock (“musical style”) + dots (“umlaut”), with umlauts.

Meanings

1. (humorous, informal, plural, plural-only) Synonym of heavy metal umlaut.
   • 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:

Forms

Synonyms

heavy metal umlaut