NIMBY

NIM·BY  (nmb)

n. pl. NIM·BYs Slang

One who objects to the establishment in one's neighborhood of projects, such as incinerators, prisons, or homeless shelters, that are believed to be dangerous, unsightly, or otherwise undesirable.

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[n(ot) i(n) m(y) b(ack) y(ard).]

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NIMBY not in my back yard: used of people who are opposed to any building or changes that will affect them directly

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Noun

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NIMBY - someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard acronym - a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name dissenter, dissident, objector, protester, contestant - a person who dissents from some established policy