"deejay" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdiːdʒeɪ/ [UK] Forms: deejays [plural]
Rhymes: -iːdʒeɪ Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of the abbreviation DJ. Head templates: {{en-noun}} deejay (plural deejays)
  1. A disc jockey. Categories (topical): Musicians
    Sense id: en-deejay-en-noun-hd69aoWK Disambiguation of Musicians: 41 31 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 34 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 31 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 42 29 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 44 28 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: DJ

Verb

IPA: /ˈdiːdʒeɪ/ [UK] Forms: deejays [present, singular, third-person], deejaying [participle, present], deejayed [participle, past], deejayed [past]
Rhymes: -iːdʒeɪ Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of the abbreviation DJ. Head templates: {{en-verb}} deejay (third-person singular simple present deejays, present participle deejaying, simple past and past participle deejayed)
  1. To perform as a disc jockey.
    Sense id: en-deejay-en-verb-PXYAHRrK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 34 31
  2. To play music as a disc jockey. Translations (to play music as a disc jockey): mixer (French), pinchar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-deejay-en-verb-6YIdw0k9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 34 31 Disambiguation of 'to play music as a disc jockey': 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: DJ

Inflected forms

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