English
Alternative spellings
NIMBY
Pronunciation
IPA|/�nɪmbi/
acronym
context|mainly|US NIMBY
- not|Not in|In my|My backyard|BackYard?
Noun
en-noun|nimbies
- context|usually|pejorative Someone who objects to the building of an undesirable structure in their neighborhood, especially in public policy debate.
#:politically correct green nimbies
Adjective
en-adj|nimbyer or nimbier or more nimby|nimbyest or nimbiest or most nimby
- Not wanting to have to deal with unpleasant or distasteful things near them.
#:Their vote against measures to help refugees has been perceived by the socially conscious margin of society as a typically nimby attitude.
Derived terms
nimbyism
nimbyist
See also
BANANA - acronym similar to NIMBY
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