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Better known as a full stop. Also known as a period or dot.¹⁾ Made when you put the end of the pencil²⁾ 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!”³⁾ for reasons unknown.