deejay

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noun

dee·​jay ˈdē-ˌjā How to pronounce deejay (audio)
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
There'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
deejay verb

deejay

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verb

deejayed; deejaying; deejays

transitive + intransitive

: 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
Goldie, 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

Examples of deejay in a Sentence

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Noun
Having every track from Frequency Made Music top the charts is not only an impressive feat but also an important one, as Beatport is the outlet that holds the most weight for deejays and producers. Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 The lineup includes Shaggy, Tessanne Chin (season 5 winner of NBC’s The Voice), Tanya Stephens, deejays Busy Signal and Cutty Ranks and many surprise guest artists spanning different generations of Jamaican music. Patricia Meschino, Billboard, 23 Oct. 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 See all Example Sentences for deejay 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

disc jockey

Verb

derivative of deejay entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1946, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of deejay was in 1946

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“Deejay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deejay. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

deejay

noun
dee·​jay ˈdē-ˌjā How to pronounce deejay (audio)

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