dj

Everyday

1. (abbreviation) A DJ, short for disc jockey, is a person who plays recorded music for people at a party, club or on the radio. tree →
2. (informal verb) To DJ is to be the DJ at an event. tree →
3. (UK, informal, older) DJ can also stand for dinner jacket, a smart black jacket worn at formal events. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday word for parties, school discos, weddings and radio. Tells the reader there is music and dancing. Phrases: radio DJ, the DJ at the disco, DJ set, guest DJ.

Examples

• The DJ played my favourite song at the school disco. tree →
• My uncle is a radio DJ in the mornings. tree →
• She wants to DJ at her cousin's wedding. tree →
• The DJ asked everyone to put their hands up. tree →
• He DJed for the class party with a laptop. tree →
• (UK) Dad wore a DJ and bow tie to the ball. tree →

Note

Written DJ in capitals; said «dee-jay». Plural DJs (no apostrophe). The second meaning (dinner jacket) is British and rarer; in the US it is a tuxedo. Not a real word on its own, only letters.

In Jewish tradition

Everyday word for parties, school discos, weddings and radio. Tells the reader there is music and dancing. Phrases: radio DJ, the DJ at the disco, DJ set, guest DJ.

Examples

• Happiness y or a good end, or simply g(H>dj TUBH. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Written DJ in capitals; said «dee-jay». Plural DJs (no apostrophe). The second meaning (dinner jacket) is British and rarer; in the US it is a tuxedo. Not a real word on its own, only letters.