video jockey
n.
Abbr. VJ
One who announces, plays, and provides commentary on videotaped programs, especially music videos, as on television or at a discotheque. |
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Slang Dictionary
veejay
and VJ; video jock
- n.
a video jockey; a host on a television program that features music videos. (The abbreviation is an initialism. Patterned on deejay. See also disk jockey.) : Sally tried out for the veejay job, but she looked too old and stuffy for that kind of work.
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Financial Dictionary
vj
- Used in listed stock and bond transaction tables in newspapers to indicate that the firm issuing the security is in bankruptcy or receivership, or that the firm is being reorganized under bankruptcy. It also indicates securities assumed by such companies: vj Robbins.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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[vee-jey] 