nimby (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *NIMBY*:
NOUN	person	NIMBY	someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere

NIMBY > pronunciation
Sounds	nih'mbiy
Rhymes	ab / Ab / AB ... zombie: 62 rhymes with biy...

English > *NIMBY*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	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.
Broader	dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant	A person who dissents from some established policy
Usage of	acronym, initialism	A word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
Catalan	Nimby

HyperDic: nimby