trainspotter

A person who watches a DJ spin records.

Everyone was crowded around the DJ booth trainspotting while he dropped his set.

by TC March 23, 2004

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CoolGuY283432532: I LUV LINKIN PARK THEY ARE BOMB
Trainspotter: Linkin Park is sh!t, you don't know anything about music, please grow some taste before you talk.

by PKM KCCORRRB May 06, 2004

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Trainspotter: 1) someone who logs in train numbers; basically a derogatory term one gives to a person of uselessness and hopelessness ; a Sad-ass square

(captain of team one) okay my pick; er il have jimmy. (captain of team two) Oh mannnn i guess that leaves me with christian - we cant use him he's a trainspotter

by crabmanaiight July 08, 2009

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Back when club DJs used vinyl and didn't have their beatmatching done for them, a trainspotter was a person who focused on the transitions between records, just waiting for a trainwreck, i.e., mixing in a record that is off tempo, creating a discordant, galloping effect between the two drum tracks. (This effect could be quickly overcome by the DJ, if the DJ was competent, and most of the crowd would not have noticed, thus the need to be actively looking (listening) for it.)
The word can also apply to watching for anyone to mess up anything.

Because Eric Prydz plays on CDJs and has a computer beat match for him, it's completely pointless to be a trainspotter at his show.
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So you just watched your friends destroy their lives? You're such a trainspotter.

by NewGoldStandard April 18, 2023

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