
NIMBY
WordNet
noun
(1) Someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Someone who objects to the building of an undesirable structure in their neighborhood, especially in public policy debate.
- politically correct green nimbies
Adjective
- Not wanting to have to deal with unpleasant or distasteful things near them.
- Their vote against measures to help refugees has been perceived by the socially conscious margin of society as a typically nimby attitude.