The tiny, overly fancy sauce dots or decorative smears chefs put on a plate to make food look “fine dining” - when really it’s just trying too hard.
Commonly used to call out pretentious plating on cooking shows or at restaurants.
Coined on My Kitchen Rules (Australia, 2025) when contestant Lara Doherty joked about “wanky dots” during judging, instantly resonating with viewers who prefer flavour over fuss.
Commonly used to call out pretentious plating on cooking shows or at restaurants.
Coined on My Kitchen Rules (Australia, 2025) when contestant Lara Doherty joked about “wanky dots” during judging, instantly resonating with viewers who prefer flavour over fuss.
“Forget the wanky dots - give me more mash.”
“It looked like an art project, not dinner. Total wanky dots situation.”
“It looked like an art project, not dinner. Total wanky dots situation.”
by Chefskiss October 9, 2025
Get the Wanky dotsmug. by anonymous February 4, 2024
Get the drop yo dotmug. by meno June 23, 2022
Get the Dotmug. 1. A popular scam that peaked in the mid-to-late 90s. The fundamental premise was that having a web page magically made money appear out of thin air.
2. A derisive term for a place of business.
2. A derisive term for a place of business.
1. I don't need to have a product to make money, I run a dot commerce business!
2. He says he was a CEO? Yeah, sure, of a dot commerce company.
2. He says he was a CEO? Yeah, sure, of a dot commerce company.
by GrouchySmurf July 10, 2003
Get the dot commercemug. by Ereck Flowers May 4, 2019
Get the shot dotmug. 
Get the Polka dot purplemug. by Heyheyrealest May 29, 2024
Get the three dot'smug.