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NIMBY

[usually nim-bee]
not in my backyard: used to express opposition by local citizens to the locating in their neighborhood of a civic project, as a jail, garbage dump, or drug rehabilitation center, that, though needed by the larger community, is considered unsightly, dangerous, or likely to lead to decreased property values.
Also, Nimby.


Origin:
1980–85


Nim⋅by⋅ism, noun
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