dee-jay, deejay slang (orig. U.S.).
(diːˈdʒeɪ)
[Pronunciation of D.J. (see d III. 3).]
A disc-jockey.
| 1955 in L. Feather Encycl. Jazz (1956) 346/1. 1956 Life (U.S.) 19 Nov. 143/1 Some 1,200 radio disk jockeys..journeyed..to Nashville..to attend..‘Dee Jay’ (for disk jockey) convention. 1958 [see A. and R. s.v. A III]. 1964 Melody Maker 28 Nov. 3 Deejays and promoters must stop being idiots. |