Complete Definition of "nimby"

English

Alternative spellings
NIMBY

Pronunciation
IPA|/�nɪmbi/

acronym
context|mainly|US NIMBY

  1. not|Not in|In my|My backyard|BackYard?

Noun
en-noun|nimbies

  1. 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

  1. 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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