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- US Pronunciation
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- [usually nim-bee]
- /usually ˈnɪm bi/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [usually nim-bee]
- /usually ˈnɪm bi/
Definitions of nimby word
- noun nimby (chiefly, US) Not In My BackYard. 1
- adjective nimby If you say that someone has a nimby attitude, you are criticizing them because they do not want something such as a new road, housing estate, or prison built near to where they live. Nimby is an abbreviation for 'not in my backyard'. 0
- noun acronym nimby not in my back yard: a person who objects to the occurrence of something if it will affect him or her or take place in his or her locality 0
- noun nimby opposition by nearby residents to a proposed building project, esp. a public one, as being hazardous, unsightly, etc. 0
- noun nimby a person who opposes such a project 0
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Origin of nimby
First appearance:
before 1980 One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1980-85
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Nimby
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nimby popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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