noun
deejay
DEED-zhay
noun
1
A disc jockey — someone who plays and mixes recorded music for an audience.
"The wedding hired a deejay instead of a live band."
verb
1
To work as a disc jockey, playing music for an audience.
"He's been deejaying at local clubs since he was eighteen."
How to Use Deejay
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn informal spelling of "DJ" — someone who plays music, or the act of doing so.
When to use it
Informal; "DJ" is the more common written form.
Common pairings
deejay a party
club deejay
Word Forms
deejayed past tense, deejays plural, deejays singular
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Etymology
A spelled-out pronunciation of the abbreviation "DJ."