ALL meanings of nimby
NIMBY
N n - 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