veejay

[vee-jey] Origin

vee·jay

[vee-jey]
noun Informal.

Origin:
vee (representing video) + (dee)jay
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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veejay (ˈviːˌdʒeɪ)
 
n
an informal name for video jockey
 
[C20: from the initials VJ]

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Word Origin & History

veejay
1982, from video, on model of deejay (see disk).
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veejay definition


and VJ; video jock
  1. 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.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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