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See also: dJ, dj, and .dj

Translingual

Symbol

(international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Djibouti since 1977.
Synonyms: DJI (alpha-3 1977–present), AI (1974–1977, as the Afars and the Issas)

English

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Dow Jones & Company

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdi(ː)(.)d͡ʒeɪ/, /(ˌ)diːˈd͡ʒeɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -eɪ, -iːdʒeɪ

Noun

DJ (plural DJs)

(music) Initialism of disc jockey.
Synonym: deejay

Coordinate term: VJ
- 1982, Michael Cleveland, “Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life”, performed by Indeep:
  Last night a DJ saved my life / Last night a DJ saved my life from a broken heart
- 1986, Morrissey & Johnny Marr, “Panic”, in The World Won’t Listen, performed by The Smiths:
  Burn down the disco / Hang the blessed DJ / Because the music that they constantly play / It says nothing to me about my life
- 1999, “Three MC’s and One DJ”, in Hello Nasty, performed by Beastie Boys:
  Three MC's and one DJ / We be getting down with no delay
- 2023 June 8, Richard Collett, “He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own”, in CNN‎:
  “I like to put it simply,” says Randy “R Dub!” Williams, a late-night “slow jams” DJ from San Diego who’s also known as “the Sultan of Slowjamastan.” “I ran out of countries, so I created my own.”
(clothing) Initialism of dinner jacket.
Initialism of dust jacket.

Translations

person who selects and plays recorded music — see disc jockey

Verb

DJ (third-person singular simple present DJs or DJ's, present participle DJing or DJ'ing, simple past and past participle DJed or DJ'd or DJ'ed)

To act as a DJ (disc jockey); to play, cut and mix/blend recorded music.
- 2023 August 31, Frankie de la Cretaz, “Postcard from Camp Gaylore”, in Cosmopolitan‎:
  A tattooed camp staffer DJs from a heavily stickered laptop, next to a whirling party light that scatters rainbow beams throughout the space.

Proper noun

(stock ticker symbol) Dow Jones & Company, an American publishing firm.
Initialism of David Jones, an Australian luxury department store.
Synonym: DJs
- 2010 June 17, Gwen Robinson, “Australian CEO quits over complaint”, in Financial Times‎, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 August 2025:
  DJ shares fell as much as 4.7% in Sydney after Australia’s second-biggest department-store chain said McInnes would leave his role and the board immediately and that Paul Zahra, general manager, would assume the CEO’s role.
- 2014 July 9, Ronald Barusch, “Dealpolitik: David Jones Deal Highlights Power of Shareholders in Australia”, in The Wall Street Journal‎, New York, N.Y.: Dow Jones & Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 August 2025:
  But one shareholder started building a position in DJ shares that, if it continued to grow (as it can in Australia up to 20%), could come close to blocking the deal.
- 2022 December 17, Peter Vincent, “Inside the sad downfall of the once mighty David Jones as the 184-year-old retailer of 'the best and most exclusive goods' faces a humiliating fire sale to a new owner”, in Daily Mail‎, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 December 2022:
  DJ's bottom line net profit was just $14.5m in 2022, compared to $84.3m in 2021 – an 82.7 per cent collapse.