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DJ

verb

  1. to be a disc jockey
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdi(ː)(.)d͡ʒeɪ/ / /(ˌ)diːˈd͡ʒeɪ/

name

  1. Dow Jones & Company, an American publishing firm.
  2. 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.”

    “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.”

noun

  1. Initialism 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”

  2. Initialism of dinner jacket.
  3. Initialism of dust jacket.

verb

  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.”