"heavy metal umlaut" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: heavy metal umlauts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=heavy metal umlaut}} heavy metal umlaut (plural heavy metal umlauts)
  1. An umlaut (“diacritical mark”) over a letter in the name of a heavy metal band, added gratuitously for mere stylistic effect. Wikipedia link: Motörhead, Mötley Crüe, Queensrÿche, heavy metal umlaut Categories (topical): Typography Synonyms: röck döts [plural] Related terms: Zalgo Translations (umlaut in the name of a heavy metal band): metalumlaut [neuter] (Dutch), metalroka umlaŭto (Esperanto), heavy metal-prickar [plural] (Swedish)

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