disc jockey
A person who plays, and sometimes mixes, recorded music at nightclubs, dances,…A person who plays, and sometimes mixes, recorded music at nightclubs, dances, parties, or some other social event; or as a backup musician for spoken word, or hip hop performers.
Meaning
2 sensesA person who plays, and sometimes mixes, recorded music at nightclubs, dances, parties, or some other social event; or as a backup musician for spoken word, or hip hop performers.
The disc jockey played brilliant music at the party.
Discjockey, Diskjockey, Disc-Jockey
диск-жоке́йdisk-žokéj, дидже́йdidžéj
диск-жоке́йdysk-žokéj, дидже́йdydžéj
a person who announces and plays popular recorded music
(dated)A person who conducts a radio program of recorded music combined with talk, news, commercials, weather, etc.
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Origin
Disc refers to the flat, circular shape of the traditional medium for recorded music. JockDisc refers to the flat, circular shape of the traditional medium for recorded music. Jockey refers to a diminutive of jock, the Northern English or Scots colloquial equivalent of the first name John, which is also used generically for “boy, or fellow” (compare Jack, Dick), at least since 1529. So, disc jockey / DJ etymologically refers to a young person playing (discs holding) music. Coined by journalist Walter Winchell in 1935 to describe Martin Block. Appeared in print in Variety in 1941. Previously also called record man.
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