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NIMBY

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NIMBY /ˈnɪmbi/ adjective
NIMBY
/ˈnɪmbi/
adjective
Learner's definition of NIMBY
always used before a noun
used to describe the attitude and actions of people who try to prevent something (such as a prison or a shelter for homeless people) from being built near the place where they live邻避,不得在我后院(指反对在自己住所附近建监狱、收容所等的态度和行为)
NIMBY comes from the phrase “not in my back yard.”*NIMBY源自短语not in my backyard。
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: opposition to the locating of something considered undesirable (such as a prison or incinerator) in one's neighborhood
NIMBYism noun

Word History

Etymology

not in my backyard

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of NIMBY was in 1980
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