deejay

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noun

dee·​jay ˈdē-ˌjā 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Bret Saunders is a local radio deejay and freelance writer. —Brett Saunders, The Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2024

If an artist places high on the charts, more deejays are likely to see the top-charting artist’s music, download it and play it in their sets. —Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 26 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

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

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

Kids Definition

deejay

noun

dee·​jay ˈdē-ˌjā 

: disc jockey