DJ

plural DJs

1. abbreviationinitialismentertainmentInitialism of disc jockey.

   Three MC's and one DJ / We be getting down with no delay

   1999, “Three MC’s and One DJ”, in Hello Nasty, performed by Beastie Boys

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   Last night a DJ saved my life / Last night a DJ saved my life from a broken heart

   1982, Michael Cleveland, “Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life”, performed by Indeep

   Burn down the disco / Hang the blessed DJ / Because the music that they constantly play / It says nothing to me about my life

   1986, Morrissey & Johnny Marr, “Panic”, in The World Won’t Listen, performed by The Smiths

   “I like to put it simply,” says Randy “R Dub!” Williams, a late-night “slow jams” DJ from San Diego who’s also known as “the Sultan of Slowjamastan.” “I ran out of countries, so I created my own.”

   2023 June 8, Richard Collett, “He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own”, in CNN

   Synonyms: deejay

2. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of dinner jacket.
3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of dust jacket.

present singular third person DJs · present singular third person DJ's · participle present DJing · participle present DJ'ing · participle past DJed · past DJed · participle past DJ'd · past DJ'd · participle past DJ'ed · past DJ'ed

1. To act as a DJ (disc jockey); to play, cut and mix/blend recorded music.

   A tattooed camp staffer DJs from a heavily stickered laptop, next to a whirling party light that scatters rainbow beams throughout the space.

   2023 August 31, Frankie de la Cretaz, “Postcard from Camp Gaylore”, in Cosmopolitan

1. businessDow Jones & Company, an American publishing firm.
2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of David Jones, an Australian luxury department store.

   DJ's bottom line net profit was just $14.5m in 2022, compared to $84.3m in 2021 – an 82.7 per cent collapse.

   2022 December 17, Peter Vincent, “Inside the sad downfall of the once mighty David Jones as the 184-year-old retailer of 'the best and most exclusive goods' faces a humiliating fire sale to a new owner”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2022

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   DJ shares fell as much as 4.7% in Sydney after Australia’s second-biggest department-store chain said McInnes would leave his role and the board immediately and that Paul Zahra, general manager, would assume the CEO’s role.

   2010 June 17, Gwen Robinson, “Australian CEO quits over complaint”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025

   But one shareholder started building a position in DJ shares that, if it continued to grow (as it can in Australia up to 20%), could come close to blocking the deal.

   2014 July 9, Ronald Barusch, “Dealpolitik: David Jones Deal Highlights Power of Shareholders in Australia”, in The Wall Street Journal, New York, N.Y.: Dow Jones & Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025

   Synonyms: DJs