NIMBY
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- noun
- /ˈnɪm.bi/
- Literature
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NIMBY
- The NIMBY attitude of some locals prevented the affordable housing development from being built in their neighborhood.
- NIMBY syndrome
One thing I've thought a lot about is there's an interesting way to sort of cut the Gordian knot of NIMBYMB and when each the hell is NIMBY?
- One thing I've thought a lot about is there's an interesting way to sort of cut the Gordian knot of NIMBYMB and when each the hell is NIMBY?
Examples
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Aren't your sponsors concerned about the NIMBY factor?
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And there is a lot of local government pushback and NIMBY pushback that is making it impossible to build more housing.
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Education plays an important part in overcoming the "not-in-my-back-yard," or NIMBY, syndrome.
Academic text (1991) -
Hopefully, we will not waste further taxpayers' money on needless NIMBY litigation for this badly needed rail line.
Blog text (14) -
Until then, I agree with Henry—and with the NIMBYs—that the wires, poles, etc. are just too ugly for most city streets.
Blog text (8) -
Many residents acted like typical NIMBYs, opposing the new school project despite its benefits for the community.
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City planners often face challenges from NIMBYs who resist changes that could improve infrastructure near their homes.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
Opposing new local projects near your home while allowing them in other places
How Opposed
Surface Forms
Morphology
NIMBY = N + I + M + B + Y
NIMBY is an initialism (Not In My Back Yard); its letters are not meaningful morphemes for learners, so the word's meaning cannot be derived from the component letters.
Etymology
NIMBY comes from the phrase Not In My Back Yard, which literally means 'not near me'. It describes a person who objects to something being built near their home while being fine with it somewhere else.