DJ

noun

1. 1

   Variant of disc jockeyInitialism of disc jockey.

   Last night a DJ saved my life / Last night a DJ saved my life from a broken heart

   Burn down the disco / Hang the blessed DJ / Because the music that they constantly play / It says nothing to me about my life

   Three MC's and one DJ / We be getting down with no delay

   “I like to put it simply,” says Randy “R Dub!” Williams, a late-night “slow jams” DJ from San Diego who’s also known as “the Sultan of Slowjamastan.” “I ran out of countries, so I created my own.”

2. 2

   Variant of dinner jacketInitialism of dinner jacket.

3. 3

   Variant of dust jacketInitialism of dust jacket.

verb

1. 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. 1

   Dow Jones & Company, an American publishing firm.

2. 2

   Variant of David JonesInitialism 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.

   But one shareholder started building a position in DJ shares that, if it continued to grow (as it can in Australia up to 20%), could come close to blocking the deal.

   DJ's bottom line net profit was just $14.5m in 2022, compared to $84.3m in 2021 – an 82.7 per cent collapse.

Forms

plural

DJs

past tense

DJed, DJ'd, DJ'ed

past participle

DJed, DJ'd, DJ'ed

present participle

DJing, DJ'ing

third person singular

DJs, DJ's