English

Alternative forms

• rock dots

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.