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nounPlural DJs ˈdiːdʒeɪˈdi ˈˌdʒeɪ 1A person who introduces and plays recorded popular music on radio. he was the only DJ to play our last release on the radio Example sentencesExamples - She listens to her favorite DJs on pirate radio stations, enjoys clubbing, and likes most of the people she's grown up with.
- For Londoners at home on a Saturday night, the best soundtrack to cooking dinner is DJ Charlie Gillett's BBC London show.
- The former salesman is working as a DJ at a local radio station on the Isle of Man as he tries to raise the cash for his flight.
- He's a DJ at an alternative radio station.
- He was BBC Radio One's longest-serving DJ, having joined the station at its inception in 1967.
- Bingenheimer is a DJ on the American radio station KROQ.
- Forsyth's film details the trials and tribulations of a local radio DJ whose long-term partner leaves him.
- He is still in my view the only DJ worth listening to on Auntie Beeb's flagship radio station.
- 1.1 A person who plays recorded dance music at a club or party.
Example sentencesExamples - Sabu is a rave DJ who spends his time spinning vinyl out in the fields.
- Local bands and live performance are becoming less common as gambling machines and DJs become more lucrative for small venue operators.
- The Tavern is your neighborhood sports bar, complete with drink specials, lunch specials, and a nighttime DJ.
- The rock 'n' roll spirit carried over to many parties featuring live bands and DJs at downtown night spots.
- Get ready to groove to the techno and house beats spun by the Sullivan Room's DJs.
- Dowse's new movie is about a popular Ibiza DJ who loses his hearing.
- 1.2 A person who uses samples of recorded music to make dance or rap music.
Example sentencesExamples - A DJ record is essentially a new record made from the assembled parts of other records, reinterpreted and often unrecognizable from their original source.
- The sections nevertheless merge into one another, like the pictorial equivalent of a DJ's musical mix.
- His instrument is the turntable, and he is credited with being among the first DJs to sample and mix the works of others into unique compositions.
- Most artists do not perform in concert (DJs aside) because electronic music does not lend itself readily to live display.
- Any firm meaning, political or otherwise, in his later efforts surfaces and then disintegrates in much the same way that the DJ mixes songs.
- The DJ might take the drum break from one record and the bass from another to combine them into a new musical piece.
verbDJ'd ˈdiːdʒeɪˈdi ˈˌdʒeɪ [no object]Play recorded music on radio or at a club or party. he DJ'ed for 5 hours non-stop Example sentencesExamples - Last night I DJ'd and to be honest I rather wished I hadn't.
- At the time I started I'd only DJ'd in public about 5 times, and all of a sudden I was playing to sell-out crowds at one of the world's most famous clubs.
- I'll be playing stuff too - but there's the slight problem of not having DJ'd for about 4 years.
- Later in the evening, there's a good chance I'll be DJ'ing downtown, as part of a CMJ Music Marathon party.
- I also went to, and DJ'd at, a lot of the illegal parties which were going on at the time.
- My boyfriend DJ'd here while we were visiting London this past summer.
- She soon began writing her own music, but has always DJ'd as well, something evident in her compositions.
- Since then she's DJ'd at parties for many well-known musicians.
- I'm doing a few odd shows in France - plus I've been DJ'ing quite a lot to promote my SPACELINES compilation LP of rare great grooves of soul punk from the 30's to the 90's.
- I haven't DJ'd properly since my student radio days, and I forgot how much fun it is.
- Chris was the school's radio station DJ and he DJ'd on the weekends at the rink.
- He has been DJ'ing on Radio One for longer than I've been alive.
- He's a former star baseballer who now DJ's on a local radio station.
- Junior has DJ'd at a number of leading venues in London.
Origin 1940s: abbreviation of disc jockey. nounPlural DJs ˈdiːdʒeɪˈdi ˈˌdʒeɪ British nounˈdi ˈˌdʒeɪˈdē ˈˌjā 1A person who introduces and plays recorded popular music on radio. he was the only DJ to play our last release on the radio Example sentencesExamples - He is still in my view the only DJ worth listening to on Auntie Beeb's flagship radio station.
- He was BBC Radio One's longest-serving DJ, having joined the station at its inception in 1967.
- She listens to her favorite DJs on pirate radio stations, enjoys clubbing, and likes most of the people she's grown up with.
- Bingenheimer is a DJ on the American radio station KROQ.
- He's a DJ at an alternative radio station.
- The former salesman is working as a DJ at a local radio station on the Isle of Man as he tries to raise the cash for his flight.
- Forsyth's film details the trials and tribulations of a local radio DJ whose long-term partner leaves him.
- For Londoners at home on a Saturday night, the best soundtrack to cooking dinner is DJ Charlie Gillett's BBC London show.
- 1.1 A person who plays recorded dance music at a club or party.
Example sentencesExamples - Dowse's new movie is about a popular Ibiza DJ who loses his hearing.
- Get ready to groove to the techno and house beats spun by the Sullivan Room's DJs.
- The Tavern is your neighborhood sports bar, complete with drink specials, lunch specials, and a nighttime DJ.
- The rock 'n' roll spirit carried over to many parties featuring live bands and DJs at downtown night spots.
- Sabu is a rave DJ who spends his time spinning vinyl out in the fields.
- Local bands and live performance are becoming less common as gambling machines and DJs become more lucrative for small venue operators.
- 1.2 A person who uses samples of recorded music to make dance or rap music.
a band with a DJ scratching away furiously in the background Example sentencesExamples - His instrument is the turntable, and he is credited with being among the first DJs to sample and mix the works of others into unique compositions.
- Most artists do not perform in concert (DJs aside) because electronic music does not lend itself readily to live display.
- A DJ record is essentially a new record made from the assembled parts of other records, reinterpreted and often unrecognizable from their original source.
- The sections nevertheless merge into one another, like the pictorial equivalent of a DJ's musical mix.
- The DJ might take the drum break from one record and the bass from another to combine them into a new musical piece.
- Any firm meaning, political or otherwise, in his later efforts surfaces and then disintegrates in much the same way that the DJ mixes songs.
verbˈdi ˈˌdʒeɪˈdē ˈˌjā [no object]Play recorded music on radio or at a club or party. he DJ'ed for 5 hours nonstop Example sentencesExamples - Chris was the school's radio station DJ and he DJ'd on the weekends at the rink.
- I also went to, and DJ'd at, a lot of the illegal parties which were going on at the time.
- He has been DJ'ing on Radio One for longer than I've been alive.
- Junior has DJ'd at a number of leading venues in London.
- Last night I DJ'd and to be honest I rather wished I hadn't.
- I haven't DJ'd properly since my student radio days, and I forgot how much fun it is.
- Later in the evening, there's a good chance I'll be DJ'ing downtown, as part of a CMJ Music Marathon party.
- At the time I started I'd only DJ'd in public about 5 times, and all of a sudden I was playing to sell-out crowds at one of the world's most famous clubs.
- I'll be playing stuff too - but there's the slight problem of not having DJ'd for about 4 years.
- I'm doing a few odd shows in France - plus I've been DJ'ing quite a lot to promote my SPACELINES compilation LP of rare great grooves of soul punk from the 30's to the 90's.
- Since then she's DJ'd at parties for many well-known musicians.
- She soon began writing her own music, but has always DJ'd as well, something evident in her compositions.
- He's a former star baseballer who now DJ's on a local radio station.
- My boyfriend DJ'd here while we were visiting London this past summer.
Origin 1940s: abbreviation of disc jockey. nounˈdi ˈˌdʒeɪˈdē ˈˌjā British |