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do-it-yourself

[ doo-i-cher-self, -it-yer- ]
/ ˈdu ɪ tʃərˈsɛlf, -ɪt yər- /
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adjective

of or designed for construction or use by amateurs without special training: a do-it-yourself kit for building a radio.

noun

the practice or hobby of building or repairing things for oneself, usually in one's own home.

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RELATED WORDS

handmade, homegrown, homespun, natural, handcrafted

Nearby words

  1. do-dad,
  2. do-good,
  3. do-gooder,
  4. do-gooding,
  5. do-goodism,
  6. do-little,
  7. do-nothing,
  8. do-nothingism,
  9. do-or-die,
  10. do-rag

Origin of do-it-yourself

First recorded in 1950–55
Related formsdo-it-your·self·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for do-it-yourself

do-it-yourself

noun

  1. the hobby or process of constructing and repairing things oneself
  2. (as modifier)a do-it-yourself kit
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for do-it-yourself

do-it-yourself

as a modifier, attested by 1941. The expression is much older.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper