NIMBY Definition

nĭmbē
nimbys, nimbier, nimbiest
noun
Opposition by nearby residents to a proposed building project, esp. a public one, as being hazardous, unsightly, etc.
Webster's New World
A person who opposes such a project.
Webster's New World
abbreviation

(chiefly US) Not In My BackYard.

Wiktionary
adjective
nimbier, nimbiest
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.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of NIMBY

Noun

Singular:
NIMBY
Plural:
nimbies, nimbys

Adjective

Base Form:
NIMBY
Comparative:
nimbier
Superlative:
nimbiest

Origin of NIMBY

  • n(ot) i(n) m(y) b(ack) y(ard)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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