mistress of ceremonies

noun

Definition of mistress of ceremoniesnext
as in disk jockey

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  1. disc jockey
  2. shock jock
  3. DJ
Noun
  • Heather Langenkamp Heather Elizabeth Langenkamp is an actor, director, writer, producer and disc jockey from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024
  • In 1959, another friend who was a disc jockey in Chicago introduced Newhart to a Warner Bros. Records executive.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
Definition of disc jockey
Noun
  • The startling revelation came in a wide-ranging surprise interview with Stern, the one-time shock jock who now hosts a show on Sirius XM radio.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Showing up a full hour into the shock jock’s self-aggrandizing autobiographical comedy, Giamatti brings a brash southern smarminess to his foil character, who devolves into a stewing, screaming mess as he’s ruthlessly mocked on the air by the man he’s sworn to rein in.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Definition of shock jock
Noun
  • The company continues to focus on its oil and gas exploration and production activities in the DJ Basin of Colorado.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • But the youngsters' older siblings took costume ideas into their own hands, with Luna rocking a creepy black-and-red clown look while Miles dressed up and dabbed as DJ Marshmello.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of DJ
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