dot dot dot

A reference to the ellipsis (…).

dot dot dot (plural dot dot dots)

1. (colloquial) An ellipsis.
   • 2001 May 8, Darin Horton, “build button, dot dot dot, ellipse”, in microsoft.public.access.forms‎ (Usenet), message-ID <urUrrh71AHA.956@tkmsftngp03>:

     Is there a way, other then creating my own command button, that I can get the dot dot dot button next to a field on my form in Access 2000.

   • 2001 October 29, Matt Lane, “Making a Recordset Field Cut short with dot dot dot! Help !”, in macromedia.ultradev‎ (Usenet), message-ID <B802F5BA.25E0%mlane@thefoundationdesign.com>:

     [the words dot dot dot are in the title]
     How do I make a recordset field which may be cut short like on a search engine so it only displays a certain ammount of characters and then ends ...?

   • 2009 September 27, Chip Eastham, “Re: Repetition-Operator in mathematical formulas?”, in sci.math‎ (Usenet), message-ID <601c1c83-5906-4713-95de-8cb76d47762e@p23g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>:

     The "dot-dot-dot" (ellipsis) is commonly used to indicate omitted terms or signs of the kind you ask about.

dot dot dot

1. (colloquial) As if adding an ellipsis in the middle of speech, indicates a pause, an omission or an unfinished thought.

   Let me read this part of the note for the court reporter: "Either meet my demands or dot dot dot.".

   • 2003 February 17, :-O< 8@:-O.:-O, “**IF I WAS JOE MILLIONAIRE, DOT DOT DOT******”, in alt.tv.real-world‎ (Usenet), message-ID <fe835v0d383qv7bnsnpdda4jhlt0rqkv7o@4ax.com>:

     IF I WAS JOE MILLIONAIRE, DOT DOT DOT******
     I would have picked Eric from celebrity mole, lol.

   • 2006 June 13, turtoni, “I require your attention, because... dot-dot-DOT”, in alt.philosophy‎ (Usenet), message-ID <GNWdnXo89tZ5zhPZnZ2dnUVZ_q2dnZ2d@comcast.com>:

     [the original text is stylized across multiple lines]
     I need water, food, "shelter", emotions AND... dot-dot-DOT a reason.

   • 2013, "Lawnmower Dog", season 1, episode 2 of Rick and Morty

     [Rick and Morty survived being killed inside Mr. Goldenfold and found their house crowded with robot-armored dogs.]

     Morty: What the Hell?

     Rick: Out of the frying pan, dot, dot, dot, huh, Morty?