D.J.
abbreviation
Also DJ, d.j. disc jockey.
D.J.
American
DJ
1
British
abbreviation
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disc jockey
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dinner jacket
dj
2
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of D.J.
D.J. ( def. 3 ) from Latin Doctor Jūris
Example Sentences
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If that appeal fails, the case will proceed to trial at the Baker County courthouse in Macclenny, just a few miles from where D.J.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Your daughter could be marrying Hannibal Lecter and if the D.J. at the wedding played “September” you’d still get up and dance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
The first thing that must be cleaned up is Stafford’s right hand, as he acknowledged a finger was painfully bent backward during a backfield collision with D.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
His older sisters were Elvis fans at the time, and Weinberg recalled seeing Presley’s drummer D.J.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2025
These names, too, will live long in green coffee history: Reid, Murdock & Fischer, New York and Chicago; Charles A. and Watts Miller, and David Palmer, of D.J.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
A DJ performed from a podium adorned with pink disco balls, brands gave away protein drinks and powders and people competed in a pull-up-bar-hanging competition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
As the ceremony continued, a DJ on a nearby stage cranked up the volume, and the pulsating music made it harder to hear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
A DJ checks the sound and bartenders shake their elevated work while Benidorm turns to gold below.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Mexican American DJ and L.A. native Deorro was an inspiration to Avalos, who describes him as “one of the first to break through on major lineups.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The DJ is playing James Brown, and everyone is going wild, flailing their arms and screaming the lyrics.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
It will come with a license key for rekordbox dj, worth $129.
From The Verge ● Jan. 16, 2018
I keep waiting for a clever dj to set Donald Trump's reading of "The Snake" to music.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2016
And as dj wrote, Dexter seemed pretty careless about making sure that Hannah was in fact safe while gallivanting around the Kashka steamship with Isaak.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2012
I admit the conflation is a bit jarring, dj.
From Forbes ● May 23, 2011
See j. dj, as j in judge. tc, as ch in church.
From Siouan Sociology by James Owen Dorsey
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