emcee

== English == === Etymology === Pronunciation spelling of MC (“master of ceremonies”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ĕm'sē', IPA(key): /ˌɛmˈsiː/ Rhymes: -iː === Noun === emcee (plural emcees) Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. 1943, "Franklin W. Dixon" (Charles Leslie McFarlane), Hardy Boys 22: The Flickering Torch Mystery: "I'm the emcee for tonight," he proclaimed. "I'll announce your program." (music) A rapper. 2021, Jehnie I. Burns, Mixtape Nostalgia: Culture, Memory, and Representation (page 138) […] mutating into all-star line-ups of emcees spitting hot bars over familiar beats, then to a single crew spitting bars over familiar beats, then eventually to a single crew (or artist) spitting bars over unfamiliar beats. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === emcee (third-person singular simple present emcees, present participle emceeing, simple past and past participle emceed) (ambitransitive) To act as the master of ceremonies (for). (intransitive, music) To rap as part of a hip-hop performance. ==== Synonyms ==== (act as the master of ceremonies): compere (UK) (rap): See rap ==== Translations ==== === See also === hip-hop rap === Anagrams === Meece