dee·jay

[dee-jey]
noun Informal.

Origin:
1940–45; pronunciation of initials D.J.

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deejay (ˈdiːˌdʒeɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
an informal name for disc jockey
 
[C20: from the initials DJ]

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disk jockey definition


and deejay; disc jockey; DJ
  1. n.
    a radio announcer who introduces music from phonograph records. (The abbreviations are initialisms. Compare this with desk jockey. See also veejay.) : The disk jockey couldn't pronounce the name of the singing group.
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Example sentences
As a deejay spins the latest salsa sounds, bodies spin to the staccato trumpets.
What they noticed in each room was that every deejay was responsible for operating expensive computerized equipment.
Live music and deejay sets alternate, depending on the night.
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