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to disk-jockey

to disk-jockey

5.5
To choose and play music for a live audience while talking between songs
  • verb
  • /ˈdɪskˌdʒɒki/
  • US
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  • He disk-jockeys at the local radio station.

Examples

  • She loves to disk-jockey for birthday parties and small events around town.

  • He started to disk-jockey at local clubs during his college years.

  • After gaining experience on the radio, he began disk-jockeying at popular nightclubs.

  • Did you see her disk-jockeying at the party?

  • He started to disk-jockey at local clubs during his college years.

  • She loves to disk-jockey for birthday parties and small events around town.

  • After gaining experience on the radio, he began disk-jockeying at popular nightclubs.

Synonyms

to DJ
vsto disk-jockey
3 4.2

To choose, mix, and play recorded music for people at events or on radio

selects and plays music while also speaking or commenting to the audience

Surface Forms

disk-jockey infinitive

Morphology

disk-jockey = disk jockey (transparent) = disk + jockey

The verb is a straightforward conversion from the noun phrase 'disk jockey' meaning to work as one.

Etymology

Disk-jockey comes from disk ('record') and jockey ('rider' or someone who controls things'), giving the image of a person steering records to make music. So, a disk-jockey is someone who chooses, plays, and often talks about music for an audience.