DIY

noun

ˌdē-(ˌ)ī-ˈwī How to pronounce DIY (audio)
often attributive
: do-it-yourself

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Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain know mothers need DIY spa days. — Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025 Home Improved is news and information center for home renovation and DIY enthusiasts. — USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025 The process has, like most DIY projects, taught me some things: about power draw, EVs, and my priorities. — Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025 That’s what greeted anyone who stopped by All the Sudden, a DIY arts space a few miles outside downtown, for the showcase put on by the esteemed Philly/North Carolina indie label Dear Life Records. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for DIY

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First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of DIY was in 1955

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“DIY.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DIY. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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