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DJ

  • /ˈdi(ː)(.)d͡ʒeɪ/
  • /(ˌ)diːˈd͡ʒeɪ/

Rhymes with -eɪ, -iːdʒeɪ

noun DJs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of disc jockey Last night a DJ saved my life / Last night a DJ saved my life from a broken heart

    Similar: deejay

  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of dinner jacket
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of dust jacket

verb DJs · DJ's · DJing · DJ'ing · DJed

  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.

proper noun

  1. Dow Jones & Company, an American publishing firm.
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of David Jones, an Australian luxury department store. 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.

    Similar: DJs

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: disk jockey, disc jockey, diskjockey, lim, deejay, turntablist, mixmaster, selector, spinner, radio jockey, spin, ago, alan, amon, amp, apex

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@misc{dj_2026,
  title = {DJ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dj},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}