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do-it-yourself

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do-it-your⋅self

[doo-i-cher-self, -it-yer-]
–adjective
1. of or designed for construction or use by amateurs without special training: a do-it-yourself kit for building a radio.
–noun
2. the practice or hobby of building or repairing things for oneself, usually in one's own home.

Origin:
1950–55


do-it-your⋅self⋅er, noun
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do-it-your·self   (dōō'ĭt-yər-sělf')
adj.  Of, relating to, or designed to be done by an amateur or as a hobby: do-it-yourself home repairs; a do-it-yourself sailboat kit.
do'-it-your·self'er n.
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