platejoggie

Afrikaans

FWOTD – 11 October 2022

Etymology

From plaat (“disc, record”) +‎ -e- +‎ joggie (“jockey, caddie, servant boy”), calque of English disc jockey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɑːtəˌjɔχi/

• Audio:

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Noun

platejoggie (plural platejoggies)

1. disc jockey
   • 2019, Riette Hugo, Vrae en feite vir nuuskierige agies #2, Penguin Random House South Africa (publ.).

     Suid-Afrika mag ver van die groot internasionale sterre af wees, maar hier is ook ongelooflike platejoggies.

     South Africa may be far away from the big international stars, but there are also excellent disc jockeys here.