NIMBY

See also: nimby

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Was used in a 1980 article by British writer Emilie Travel Livezey; popularized by British politician Nicholas Ridley, who was Conservative Secretary of State for the Environment.

Prior to that, Joseph A. Lieberman, a member of the US Atomic Energy Commission, gave a keynote address in early 1979 at the Fort Magruder Conference Center in which he reportedly asserted that "the 'nimby' (not in my backyard) syndrome must be eliminated." As reported in the Newport News (Virginia) Daily Press, Tuesday, February 13th, 1979, "Radioactive Waste: National Regulations Needed." Source: WorldHistories.net.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪmbi/

Phrase

NIMBY

  1. (chiefly US, Britain) Alternative letter-case form of nimby

Synonyms

See also

Noun

NIMBY (plural NIMBYs)

  1. Opposition to locating in one's neighborhood industrial, commercial, or public facilities deemed noxious.
    • 1980 November 6, Emilie Travel Livezey, “Hazardous waste”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
      The very thought of having even a secure landfill anywhere near them is anathema to most Americans today. It's an attitude referred to in the trade as NIMBY -- "not in my backyard."
    • 2016, Annalise Klingbeil, “Decision day looms for Drop-In Centre's controversial hotel housing project”, in Calgary Herald:
      Newman believes much of the resistance to the project stems from NIMBY (Not-In-My-Back-Yard) sentiment
    • 2016 March 21, Nandkumar M Kamat, “For IIT GOA Loliem Shows the WIMBY Way”, in The Navhind Times:
      From NIMBY (Not In MY Backyard) syndrome stalling several projects, Goa has moved ahead rationally to write a new chapter at Loliem, Canacona by welcoming location of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to the village.
  2. Synonym of nimby

Adjective

NIMBY (comparative more NIMBY, superlative most NIMBY)

  1. Synonym of nimby
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