Definitions
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- initialism
Not In My BackYard - noun Someone who objects to the building of an undesirable structure in their neighborhood, especially in public policy debate.
- adjective Not wanting to have to deal with unpleasant or distasteful things near them.
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Examples
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Just like elsewhere, there is a vocal "nimby" (not in my back yard) feeling in some communities where people believe they will be the location for one of the eight planned power stations.
BBC News - Home 2010
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Tories pledge to take money from 'nimby' councils election hustings event Grant Shapps defends policy of letting councils set their own housing targets Tory shadow housing minister Grant Shapps this week pledged to take ... protest at the controversial and 'ill thought ...
WN.com - Articles related to Sleep yoga may help beat insomnia 2010
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I love it when people pull out the "nimby" as if it's some terrible thing.
unknown title 2009
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I love it when people pull out the "nimby" as if it's some terrible thing.
unknown title 2009
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David Orr, the chief executive of the National Housing Federation, blames "our 'nimby' culture and planning system" for having "choked off new supply at levels far below what might otherwise have been provided and continue to do so.
Are we better off renting? Elizabeth Day 2010
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Those fearmongering and claiming nimby are foolish – or running scared.
Feds to tour Michigan prison where Gitmo detainees could go 2009
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But the ethos of "not-in-my-backyard," or nimby, is a major hindrance to increasing production.
Nimbies and Nationalists Cloud Anglo's Outlook Andrew Peaple 2011
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What part of “kiss my ass you nimby little ponce” was not understood?
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A combination of nimby-ism and spending cuts makes that unlikely.
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The only useful government energy policy is one that removes restrictions, including those from nimby and green nuts.
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Whether those changes can happen in O’Fallon before the NIMBY (not in my back yard!) backlash bell tolls is unclear.
Is the tiny little neighborhood the city of the future? Henry Grabar 2023
fbharjo commented on the word nimby
Not In My Back Yard
March 6, 2009