DJ
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3.3
- noun
- /diːˈdʒeɪ/
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DJ
- At the party, the DJ kept everyone dancing with his fantastic playlist.
He is probably the hottest DJ in Atlanta all right.
- He is probably the hottest DJ in Atlanta all right.
- And there were loads of DJs turned up, thousands of people.
- I love that DJ Queen KWEN.
- He wasn't just some pop rap DJ dude who was along for the ride.
- Well, what about the DJ in your house you're paying for?
- If you were a good DJ, you'd be able to pause.
- I'm doing my best to practice the midnight DJ, not getting too far.
- No, it's a Spotify has a new AI DJ feature.
- And Erica, she's just like a DJ, you know, she just, she does.
- I'm going to Sandbar, Surf Club, Neptunes, DJs, Pasha.
Examples
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I am a nightclub and festival DJ, and I love it.
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DJ Max is gonna put on some music.
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Do you want to become the number one DJ, female DJ out there?
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David Junior, who has been called "DJ" since he was born, is an actual DJ.
Academic text (2009) -
Good luck finding a DJ that can move and shake like this.
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Oh my God, he is the greatest DJ I have ever witnessed.
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We got that DJ goin' in with some heat!
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Penelope is the hottest DJ on South Beach.
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I tell him about Rick Dees, my favorite DJ on the radio, before the power went out.
Fiction book (1998) -
Off to one side, a DJ spins records, blasting the music.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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3.5
A person who plays recorded popular music on the radio or at events
Surface Forms
Morphology
DJ = disc jockey (semi-transparent) = D + J
The form 'DJ' is an initialism derived from the phrase 'disc jockey', so learners who know the phrase will readily recognise the abbreviation. [Postprocessing: changed transparency from 'transparent' to 'semi-transparent' for abbreviation]
Etymology
DJ is short for disc jockey, made from disc 'record' and jockey 'rider'. Think of someone guiding the records and choosing songs for people, which is why a DJ is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience.