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röck döts

/ˈɹɒk ˌdɒts/

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humorous/ˈɹøːk ˌdøːts/

röck döts noun: synonym of heavy metal umlaut.

Noun

röck döts pl (plural only)

  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

Synonyms of röck döts

Forms of röck döts

alternative formrock dots

Origin of röck döts

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

Questions about röck döts

What does röck döts mean?
Röck döts means synonym of heavy metal umlaut.
What part of speech is röck döts?
Röck döts is a noun.
How do you pronounce röck döts?
Röck döts is pronounced /ˈɹɒk ˌdɒts/.

Words near röck döts in the dictionary

  1. rôles
  2. rônier palm
  3. rônier palms
  4. rôtisserie
  5. rôtisseries
  6. röck döts
  7. römerite
  8. Römertopf
  9. Römertopfs
  10. röntgen
  11. Röntgen radiation

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