emcee
noun
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L320076 on Wikidata ↗verb
- serve as master of ceremonies
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌɛmˈsiː/
noun
Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of MC (“master of ceremonies”).
- Alternative form of MC in its senses as
“"I'm the emcee for tonight," he proclaimed. "I'll announce your program."”
“The emcee of the event, Ed Bejarana, called Borrenpohl a "little girl," at the town hall, saying: "This little girl does not want to leave. She spoke up and now does not want to suffer the consequences."”
- Alternative form of MC in its senses as
“[…] mutating into all-star line-ups of emcees spitting hot bars over familiar beats, then to a single crew spitting bars over familiar beats, then eventually to a single crew (or artist) spitting bars over unfamiliar beats.”
verb
Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of MC (“master of ceremonies”).
- To act as the master of ceremonies (for).
“Alan Lomax was emceeing the blues workshop and was turned off by the Paul Butterfield Jug Band and implied as much on stage.”
- To rap as part of a hip-hop performance.