NIMBY


Meaning of NIMBY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nɪmbi ]

also Nimby, NIMBY

If you say that someone has a nimby attitude, you are criticizing them because they do not want something such as a new road, housing estate, or prison built near to where they live. Nimby is an abbreviation for ‘not in my backyard’. ( INFORMAL )

...the usual nimby protests from local residents.

ADJ : usu ADJ n [ disapproval ]

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