DIY

or D.I.Y.

[ dee-ahy-wahy ]

abbreviation for

1. do-it-yourself:

   DIY house decorating;

   The new couple who bought the apartment next door are very nice, but their DIY makes quite a racket.

DIY

abbreviation for

1. do-it-yourself

Derived Forms

• DIˈYer, noun

Example Sentences

The irony has thinned with the economy, perhaps: Who can really afford just to pretend to DIY today?

From The Daily Beast

The best, or at least most successful, are bridging the gap between punk-rock DIY ethos and social-media savvy.

From The Daily Beast

Slurping down a DIY smoothie is a great way to combine your favorite flavors into one nutritionally-packed glass.

From The Daily Beast

But his may be one of the most altruistic motives behind DIY nation-building yet.

From The Daily Beast

Plenty has been written about the cult of CrossFit—the widely popular, DIY workout craze.

From The Daily Beast

This sequence is spelled diy or, alternatively, dy in Cebuano publications.

From Project Gutenberg