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-interjection
An expression used when one is so taken aback by a negative, bizarre, or startling interaction that one is left speechless. Also used when an event is so negative, bizarre, or startling that verbal commentary is deemed unnecessary.

ETYMOLOGY: Dot is a play on the visual appearance of an ellipses. Depending on the severity of the situation dot may be repeated (i.e. dot dot dot) to emphasize one's sentiments. Dot is also frequently emphasized when paired with such modifiers as "major" and "super."

-noun uncommon, and usage is often irritating to those within earshot
An occurrence of menstruation.

ETYMOLOGY: Dot in this sense is a play off of the word period which, when used as a character denoting a full stop in a sentence, resembles a dot.