| polka dot | |
| —n | |
| 1. | one of a pattern of small circular regularly spaced spots on a fabric |
| 2. | a. a fabric or pattern with such spots |
| b. (as modifier): a polka-dot dress | |
| [C19: of uncertain origin] | |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |