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NIMBY

One entry found for NIMBY.
Main Entry: NIMBY
Pronunciation: 'nim-bE
Function: noun
Etymology: not in my backyard
: opposition to the locating of something considered undesirable (as a prison or incinerator) in one's neighborhood
- NIMBY·ism /-"i-z&m/ noun