do it yourself en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) The practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself, rather than employing a professional.
THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. By O. S. Nock. Ian Allan. 30s. [...] One scarcely imagined, for example, that the great steel works at Crewe owed its existence to Sir Richard Moon's penchant for the principle of "Do it yourself", a principle born of a methodical, economical and far-seeing mind.
1960 October, “New reading on railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 640:
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(attributive, often, uncountable) The habit or approach of doing something for oneself, rather than for example buying a prepared product.
The relationship between punk's do-it-yourself philosophy and the music industry, along with fashion suppliers, […]
2020, Matt Grimes, Mike Dines, Punk Now!!: Contemporary Perspectives on Punk:
Deriveds
do-it-yourselfer · do-it-yourselfism · do-it-yourself-ness · do-it-yourselfness
Relateds
help yourself · self-build · self-help · do-it-yourself · self-serve
Synonyms
Translations (32)
ca bricolatge (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · de Heimwerken (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · pt faça você mesmo (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · yue 親力親為 /亲力亲为 (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · de Selbermachen (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · pt faça por si mesmo (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · hu fúrás-faragás (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · es bricolaje (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · de mach es selbst (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · fr bricolage (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · da gør-det-selv (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · fi itsetekeminen (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · ro fă-o singur (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · es bricolage (brikolash) (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · tr kendin yap (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · hu barkácsolás (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · mi (mahi) kuhutahi (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · ga déan féin é (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · ka თვითმაკეთებლობა (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · cmn 親力親為 /亲力亲为 (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · da gør det selv (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · it fai da te (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · ru сделай сам (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · ms kerja bertukang sendiri (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · sjo ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡤᠠᠯᠠ ᡞ ᠠᡧᡧᠠᠮᡝ ᠠᠷᠠᠮᠪᡞ (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · fi tee se itse (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · es hacerlo sí mismo (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · eo memfarado (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · id swakriya (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · pl majsterkowanie (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · ms dibuat individu dengan yakin (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY) · ru самоде́льничество (practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY)