[noun] [C] - abbreviation for not in my back yard (= a person who does not want something unpleasant to be built or done near where they live)If everyone was a Nimby, nothing would ever get built.A spokeswoman for the oil company said that local Nimby attitudes were delaying development of the site.
NIMBY
Meaning of NIMBY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012