plural deejays
: disc jockey
a radio/club/wedding deejay
There will be live music nightly as well as a deejay spinning Mexican classics.—
Greg Morago
Greg MoragoThere's no band, just a deejay in the main room working an assortment of equipment. At raves, the deejay is creator, generating an endless flow of synthesized song.—Barbara Bradley
Barbara Bradley
deejay
verb
deejayed; deejaying; deejays
: to perform the role of a disc jockey : to act as a deejay for
deejayed the party/wedding
deejays for the station/club
… there was something hypnotic and empowering about being the person to bring dancers to a fevered pitch. Whenever I deejayed here and fed the crowd's craving for good music, we connected in a way.—Rhonda Helms
Rhonda HelmsGoldie, the darling of England's own burgeoning answer to hip-hop—a form of rap on speed called jungle—chose to deejay instead of perform his own music on this, his second stateside tour.—Dennis Romero
Dennis RomeroExamples of deejay in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebCharna Flam, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
Inside the Coliseum, deejay duo Phantogram took the stage at 7:45 p.m. for a set before a sparse crowd of about 350.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Turns out that each icon takes on the part of an ad-hoc deejay, teeing up tracks on the album to drive home the LP’s radio-show theme.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2024
Allison shares daughters Weslie, 15, and Zaia, 3, and son Maddox, 7, with the beloved Ellen DeGeneres Show deejay turned executive producer.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
So many people just think of deejays as someone who's just playing on a playlist.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
The mother of three and grandmother of four was a popular Tejano deejay who lived in the Kansas City area her entire life, according to her obituary.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
Being co-hosted by Mario Carbone, passed food was, of course, provided by Carbone while Zack Bia was stationed at the deejay booth all night.
—Vogue, 12 Feb. 2024
Season 1 was a gradual unfolding of a trippy new world (including the marvelously meh Medium Place), with surprises tucked around every corner (silent monk Jianyu is actually a Jacksonville deejay bro?).
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2024
Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Who: Mythos deejays DJ Andy K, Poodle Lounge resident Bob Shaffer and Oracle resident Tober.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
Guests can vibe to golden age hip hop, and 90s R&B and pop – Mr. Kinetik will deejay – while sampling innovative takes on brunch staples.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 July 2022
On the red carpet, Hilton told Access Hollywood that she was called on to deejay a Grammys after-party—Olivia Rodrigo's after-party, to be exact.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Apr. 2022
Noun
In May 2020, she was found unresponsive in her home by The Wendy Williams Show deejay DJ Boof, PEOPLE previously reported.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
Inside the Coliseum, deejay duo Phantogram took the stage at 7:45 p.m. for a set before a sparse crowd of about 350.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Turns out that each icon takes on the part of an ad-hoc deejay, teeing up tracks on the album to drive home the LP’s radio-show theme.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2024
Allison shares daughters Weslie, 15, and Zaia, 3, and son Maddox, 7, with the beloved Ellen DeGeneres Show deejay turned executive producer.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
So many people just think of deejays as someone who's just playing on a playlist.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
The mother of three and grandmother of four was a popular Tejano deejay who lived in the Kansas City area her entire life, according to her obituary.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
Being co-hosted by Mario Carbone, passed food was, of course, provided by Carbone while Zack Bia was stationed at the deejay booth all night.
—Vogue, 12 Feb. 2024
Season 1 was a gradual unfolding of a trippy new world (including the marvelously meh Medium Place), with surprises tucked around every corner (silent monk Jianyu is actually a Jacksonville deejay bro?).
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2024
Verb
Access starts with learning the tools to produce and deejay, but also having those songs be reachable to audiences is a form of access that is not necessarily equal.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Who: Mythos deejays DJ Andy K, Poodle Lounge resident Bob Shaffer and Oracle resident Tober.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
Guests can vibe to golden age hip hop, and 90s R&B and pop – Mr. Kinetik will deejay – while sampling innovative takes on brunch staples.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 July 2022
On the red carpet, Hilton told Access Hollywood that she was called on to deejay a Grammys after-party—Olivia Rodrigo's after-party, to be exact.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Apr. 2022
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