First Known Use: 1980
Dictionary
NIMBY
noun \ˈnim-bē\
Definition of NIMBY
: opposition to the locating of something considered undesirable (as a prison or incinerator) in one's neighborhood
— NIMBY·ism \-ˌi-zəm\ noun
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Origin of NIMBY
not in my backyard
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