dj
part of speech
noun (a DJ, DJs); verb (DJ, DJs, DJ'd or DJed, DJing — informal); abbreviation
meaning for a pupil
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 →
sense 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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «dj» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.