Look up: nimby

1. Nimby
   Nimby (an acronym for Not In My Back Yard) is slang for an opponent of controversial legislation.
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2. Nimby
   Nimby (an acronym for Not In My Back Yard) is slang for an opponent of controversial legislation.
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3. Nimby
   An acronym for 'not in my back yard' used when discussing planning issues particularly the development of new social housing. The term is used to define the opposition of residents who are against new developments that will devalue their properties.
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4. NIMBY
   Not In My Back Yard – a way of describing people who aren`t necessarily against a development, but don`t want it to affect them directly
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20634
   
   
5. NIMBY
   means “Not In My Back Yard� and refers to the habit of everybody to want any environmental degradation to go on somewhere else
   Found on http://www.epaw.co.uk/EPT/glossary.html
   
   
6. NIMBY
   Acronym for Not In My Back Yard.An expression describing the response from members of a community who disapprove of proposed sites for solid waste disposal. A milder form of NOPE (Not On Planet Earth).
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7. NIMBY
   noun someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard
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8. NIMBY
   not in my backyard: indicates unwillingness to be involved (in something unpleasant)....
   Found on http://www.oenb.at/dictionary/termini.js
   
   
9. NIMBY
   Not in my back yard! The attitude that citizens' have against waste disposal facilities (hazardous or non-hazardous) being built in or near their community, even when it is their own community that generates the waste (hence New York city ships much of their waste to Virginia). This mindset slows do...
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10. NIMBY
    Not In My Back Yard
    Found on http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php
    
    
11. NIMBY
    is a typical example of a development that can cause a NIMBY reaction: developers may claim economic benefits for the city, while locals may benefit from improved transport links and new jobs – but they may oppose it with objections to the noise, pollution and traffic it will generate. `NIMBY...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NIMBY