DIY

noun

ˌdē-(ˌ)ī-ˈwī 

often attributive

: do-it-yourself

Examples of DIY in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Seashell nails are super easy not only to DIY but to customize too. —Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2024

Samantha Stoddard, who documents projects in her Virginia Beach home on the DIY Instagram @salvagedbysammie, has painted countertops twice using a kit by Rust-Oleum (the brand partnered with her on the second project). —Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024

Compared with our Editors' Choice winner for DIY security systems, the Abode iota, which starts at $379.99 for the kit and $8 per month for monitoring, ADT Command's $599 starting price and $59.99 monthly service feels stratospheric. —PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024

The line has expanded to appeal to adults who love taking on a good DIY project, creating everything from vibrant flower bouquets to 3-D recreations of iconic paintings. —Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024

Erroneous takedown notices aren’t limited to DIY artists. —Ari Herstand, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024

This means the millions of earbuds from Apple, Samsung, JBL, and other companies will eventually wind up in a landfill as people opt to replace them rather than go through an arduous DIY repair process. —Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Apr. 2024

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For the holiday, the proud mom arranged a vibrant Easter set up with a special kid's table stocked with coloring supplies and arts and crafts for the children to fashion DIY bunny ears. —Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

DIY

adjective

ˌdē-(ˌ)ī-ˈwī 

: do-it-yourself