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deejay

UK/ˈdiːdʒeɪ/

deejay noun: a disc jockey.

Noun

deejay (plural deejays)

  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

Verb

deejay (third-person singular simple present deejays, present participle deejaying, simple past and past participle deejayed)

  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 of deejay

Noun
pluraldeejays
alternative formDJ
Verb
third-person singular presentdeejays
present participledeejaying
past participledeejayed
pastdeejayed

Plural of deejay: deejays

Origin of deejay

Pronunciation spelling of the abbreviation DJ.

Words formed from deejay

Words that rhyme with deejay

Questions about deejay

What does deejay mean?
Deejay means a disc jockey.
What part of speech is deejay?
Deejay can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce deejay?
Deejay is pronounced /ˈdiːdʒeɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of deejay?
The plural of deejay is deejays.

Words near deejay in the dictionary

  1. deef
  2. Deeg
  3. Deegan
  4. Deegans
  5. deein
  6. deejay
  7. deejayed
  8. deejaying
  9. deejays
  10. deek
  11. deeked

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