Better known as a full stop. Also known as a period or dot.((Dotty!)) Made when you put the end of the pencil((or pen)) down on a piece of paper and pick it straight back up again. Maybe. See also: [[Counterpoint]] Additonally, a gesture made by extending the index finger from a closed fist and using it to indicate (or "point out") an object, place, offending personage, tea, rabid bear, etc. Occasionally paired with the exclamation of "OBJECTION!"((particularly in the instance of the bear)) for reasons unknown.