Veejays

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who presents music videos on television, blending visual and audio entertainment in a vibrant manner
2. An individual responsible for curating, introducing, and often commenting on music videos during broadcasts
3. A host who energizes music video segments by engaging viewers through commentary and music selections

Etymology: "Veejays" is the plural of "veejay," a noun for a music video host. The singular is a blend of "video" and "deejay," the term for a radio disc jockey, and it is built from letter names. The "vee" and "jay" are the spoken letters V and J, standing in for the first letters of "video" and "jockey," so the word is a kind of spelled-out shorthand that sounds like "VJ." The word follows the same pattern as "deejay," which itself began as "DJ" pronounced letter by letter. Once the broadcasting pattern of "DJ" was established, "VJ" naturally followed, giving "veejay" a sound that matches its radio predecessor. The plural simply adds the usual "-s," so "veejays" refers to more than one such presenter.

Synonyms: video jockeys