Nimby
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnɪm.bi/ · Part of speech phrase
Quick meaning: Nimby is a phrase meaning Not wanting to have to deal with unpleasant or distasteful things near them.
Meaning
Not wanting to have to deal with unpleasant or distasteful things near them.
More Meanings
- (usually derogatory) Someone who objects to the building of an undesirable structure in their neighborhood, especially in public policy debate.
- (chiefly US, UK) Not in my backyard (in objection to an undesirable structure built locally).
Example Sentences
politically correct green (as in vegetation) nimbies (may object to nuclear power plants, polluting factories, etc.)
fiscally conservative green (as in money) nimbies (may object to the building of anything which may decrease preexisting property values)
Their vote against measures to help refugees has been perceived by the socially conscious margin of society as a typically nimby attitude.
socially conservative brown (as in shirts) nimbies (may object to the building of jails, prisons, housing for ex-convicts, drinking or adult entertainment establishments)
Word Forms
- nimbies
- nimbys
Antonyms for nimby
Common opposites include YIMBY.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nimbyist, nimbyism, yimby, objectionist, objector, antinuker.
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