deejay

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UK/ˈdiːdʒeɪ/

noun

A disc jockey.

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Meanings

noundeejay (plural deejays)

plural deejays · alternative DJ

  1. A disc jockey.

    Sasa, a deejay who owned a mobile disco, took him on for lifting and handling.

    2014, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Kintu, Oneworld Publications (2018), page 256
verbdeejay (third-person singular simple present deejays, present participle deejaying, simple past and past participle deejayed)

present singular third person deejays · participle present deejaying · participle past deejayed · past deejayed · alternative DJ

  1. To perform as a disc jockey.

    Isaac soon found out that deejaying was a trade that attracted transient, laid-back but arrogant people.

    2014, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Kintu, Oneworld Publications (2018), page 256
  2. To play music as a disc jockey.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
disc jockeydj

Origin

Pronunciation spelling of the abbreviation DJ.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French mixer
  • mixerto play music as a disc jockey
Spanish pinchar
  • pincharto play music as a disc jockey

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with deejay

DJ
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Cite this entry
APA

deejay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deejay

MLA

“deejay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deejay. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deejay,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deejay.

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