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Definition of Nimby in English: NimbynounPlural Nimbys ˈnɪmbiˈnɪmbi informal A person who objects to the siting of something perceived as unpleasant or hazardous in their own neighbourhood, especially while raising no such objections to similar developments elsewhere. 本地反对者（指反对在本地建设扰民的或不安全的设施但不反对在其他地区进行类似建设的人） rural development arouses intense suspicion from Nimbys and conservationists Example sentencesExamples - As a nation we want Scotland to grow and thrive but there is too much of a Nimby culture against new housing development.
- It is no answer to the problem for the Nimbys, already established in their ever-expanding residences, to propose that there should be no further development or increase in population density in Balmain.
- It will provide a field day for Nimbys, malicious competitors, busybodies and timewasters.
- In response to these comments: it has become popular to label anyone who objects to a development as a Nimby.
- Yes you can call me a Nimby but the pollution trail will affect the whole Atlantic.
- We didn't have a Nimby attitude, and we got some early compensation.
- The argument that third generation mobile phone technology is non-essential and, therefore, fair game for the Nimby brigade, is flawed.
- So the war of Romney Marsh is not just between Labour and Tory, or between Nimbys and people with a sense of global responsibility.
- Neither his attitude nor his language is acceptable from a member of a committee on which the majority group itself acted on deeply Nimby principles.
- Now, I accept that our horror of such a plan could make us all look like Nimbys, the ‘not in my backyard’ set.
- For them, he is the classic example of a Nimby and, to boot, a ‘white settler’, who thinks he can ride roughshod over local sensibilities.
- The great majority of councillors' time is devoted to the interminable squabbling amongst Nimby neighbours about development applications.
- Is he bitter because they didn't get any money from the Nimbys' homes being built or are all the villagers Nimbys who live in the new developments?
- But that is what we are asking of the women, and that is what makes this bill not only a Nimby bill but also one that states that what is good for the goose is not good for the gander.
- Newcomers who want to freeze a village on the day they arrive are the second-worst kind of Nimby.
- But will the government dare concrete over the region to help key workers get a foot on the housing ladder when this would be sure to antagonise Nimby voters in marginal constituencies?
- I see that the whingeing Nimbys from Bilbrough are at it again, thinking they have the right to prevent outsiders driving over their own personal roads.
Derivativesnoun informal Although these concerns are legitimate, they are easily dismissed as Nimbyism from people who care little about global warming. Example sentencesExamples - But it is clear that no sensible urban policy can be made on the basis of Nimbyism.
- The miners also accuse the anti-mining lobby of Nimbyism.
- Before I am accused of Nimbyism, I have to say that my objection to the proposal is mainly on safety grounds.
- What should I call politically motivated Nimbyism?
Origin1980s: acronym from not in my back yard. Definition of Nimby in US English: Nimbynounˈnimbēˈnɪmbi informal A person who objects to the siting of something perceived as unpleasant or potentially dangerous in their own neighborhood, such as a landfill or hazardous waste facility, especially while raising no such objections to similar developments elsewhere. 本地反对者（指反对在本地建设扰民的或不安全的设施但不反对在其他地区进行类似建设的人） rural development arouses intense suspicion from Nimbys and conservationists Example sentencesExamples - In response to these comments: it has become popular to label anyone who objects to a development as a Nimby.
- I see that the whingeing Nimbys from Bilbrough are at it again, thinking they have the right to prevent outsiders driving over their own personal roads.
- The argument that third generation mobile phone technology is non-essential and, therefore, fair game for the Nimby brigade, is flawed.
- But will the government dare concrete over the region to help key workers get a foot on the housing ladder when this would be sure to antagonise Nimby voters in marginal constituencies?
- Is he bitter because they didn't get any money from the Nimbys' homes being built or are all the villagers Nimbys who live in the new developments?
- It will provide a field day for Nimbys, malicious competitors, busybodies and timewasters.
- But that is what we are asking of the women, and that is what makes this bill not only a Nimby bill but also one that states that what is good for the goose is not good for the gander.
- We didn't have a Nimby attitude, and we got some early compensation.
- Newcomers who want to freeze a village on the day they arrive are the second-worst kind of Nimby.
- Now, I accept that our horror of such a plan could make us all look like Nimbys, the ‘not in my backyard’ set.
- Neither his attitude nor his language is acceptable from a member of a committee on which the majority group itself acted on deeply Nimby principles.
- For them, he is the classic example of a Nimby and, to boot, a ‘white settler’, who thinks he can ride roughshod over local sensibilities.
- It is no answer to the problem for the Nimbys, already established in their ever-expanding residences, to propose that there should be no further development or increase in population density in Balmain.
- Yes you can call me a Nimby but the pollution trail will affect the whole Atlantic.
- As a nation we want Scotland to grow and thrive but there is too much of a Nimby culture against new housing development.
- So the war of Romney Marsh is not just between Labour and Tory, or between Nimbys and people with a sense of global responsibility.
- The great majority of councillors' time is devoted to the interminable squabbling amongst Nimby neighbours about development applications.
Origin1980s: acronym from not in my back yard. |