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deejay en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdiːdʒeɪ/ (UK)

Etymology

Pronunciation spelling of the abbreviation DJ.

Meanings

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:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
deejays	Number=Plur		lexicographic
DJ		alternative	lexicographic

Deriveds

singjay · veejay

deejay en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈdiːdʒeɪ/ (UK)

Etymology

Pronunciation spelling of the abbreviation DJ.

Meanings

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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
deejays	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
deejayed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
deejayed	Tense=Past		lexicographic
DJ		alternative	lexicographic
deejaying	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic

Translations (2)

fr mixer (to play music as a disc jockey) · es pinchar (to play music as a disc jockey)