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
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With a struggling receiver group hurt by the absence of No. 1 option D.J.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
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
“We did play really well,” interim coach D.J.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
The first series were translated in 1848, by Mrs. D.J.
From Sophisms of the Protectionists by Horace White
Parenthood changed some things, but my father still had DJ gigs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
How would I feel if a DJ was just pressing play?
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
If you were out dancing, would it matter to you if a DJ was, well, not really DJing?
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
DJ and party attendee Sarah Graves loves the queer vendors selling accessories, giving out harm-reduction materials, and zines, and the Piercings by Mire booth that frequently pops up at the rave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
There was a hallway right by where the DJ was set up.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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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