mistress of ceremonies

noun

Definition of mistress of ceremoniesnext
as in disk jockey

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  1. disc jockey
  2. shock jock
  3. DJ
Noun
  • Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a mother and popular disc jockey, died.
    Heather Hollingsworth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Heather Langenkamp Heather Elizabeth Langenkamp is an actor, director, writer, producer and disc jockey from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024
Definition of disc jockey
Noun
  • The startling revelation came in a wide-ranging surprise interview with Stern, the one-time shock jock who now hosts a show on Sirius XM radio.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Showing up a full hour into the shock jock’s self-aggrandizing autobiographical comedy, Giamatti brings a brash southern smarminess to his foil character, who devolves into a stewing, screaming mess as he’s ruthlessly mocked on the air by the man he’s sworn to rein in.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Definition of shock jock
Noun
  • That dominant run defense was a surprise considering defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence (elbow), defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches (neck/shoulder), defensive tackle DJ Davidson (shoulder) and linebacker Bobby Okereke (back) missed the game with injuries.
    Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But Berg’s true-to-history herringbone blazer and black mock-neck shirt also depicts the vast polarization between the ideals, values, and motivations of Berg and The Order, which brutally murdered the DJ in 1984.
    Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of DJ
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