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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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
“To a man we’re playing hard,” interim Kings coach D.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
“We did play really well,” interim coach D.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
His older sisters were Elvis fans at the time, and Weinberg recalled seeing Presley’s drummer D.J.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2025
Entirely different was the material out of which D.J.
From The Armies of Labor A chronicle of the organized wage-earners by Orth, Samuel Peter
On the Latin side, I would love to collaborate with Nsqk, De La Ghetto, Ñengo Flow or a reggaeton pioneer like DJ Blass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Jada Pascall, a DJ who performs under the stage name Jada Pink, said the carnival had connected her to her heritage since childhood.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Boxers Mike Tyson and Jake Paul joined musician DJ Khaled to present the award for best single-game performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Veteran radio DJ Paul Gambaccini has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The fans around them smirk at me, and even over DJ Ren’s music, I can hear their snickers.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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
In this system of transcription j = y; tj = ch; dj = j; sj = sh; w = v; oe = u.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
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