nimby
pronunciation
How to pronounce nimby in British English:
UK [ˈnɪmbi]
How to pronounce nimby in American English:
US [ˈnɪmbi]
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- 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
Word Origin
- nimby
- acronym for not in my back yard, 1980, American English, supposedly coined by Walter Rodgers of the American Nuclear Society.
Example
- 1. A study on the conflict management of nimby facilities .
- 2. Understanding public opposition to nimby facilities : a review .
- 3. So what explains the very different responses of the authorities and the media to the nimby ( not in my backyard ) protests in dalian city and xinglong village ?
- 4. The comparison of negotiation strategies : experimental study of implementing nimby facility .
- 5. An analysis on the nimby conflict of locating funerary facilities : from the viewpoint of transaction costs theory .