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broadcast jockey

noun

Etymology

From broadcast + jockey, modelled on disc jockey and video jockey.

Definitions

  1. A streamer (person who streams activities on their computer to a live online audience).

    • The virtual community ends up expanding far beyond the broadcast jockey, and envelops all those logged on at the same time.
    • Mukbang was made popular in Korea in the late 2000s by broadcast jockeys (BJs) who started live-streaming their shows wherein they consume large meals by using online livestreaming platforms such as Afreeca TV or YouTube.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for broadcast jockey. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA