NIMBY

Meaning

Phrase

Alternative letter-case form of nimby

Noun

1. Opposition to something deemed harmful or unpleasant being located in one's own neighborhood.
2. Synonym of nimby

Adj

Synonym of nimby

Synonyms

nimby

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnɪmbi/

Etymology

Was used in a 1980 article by British writer Emilie Travel Livezey; popularized by British politician Nicholas Ridley, who was Conservative Secretary of State for the Environment.
Prior to that, Joseph A. Lieberman, a member of the US Atomic Energy Commission, gave a keynote address in early 1979 at the Fort Magruder Conference Center in which he reportedly asserted that "the 'nimby' (not in my backyard) syndrome must be eliminated." As reported in the Newport News (Virginia) Daily Press, Tuesday, February 13th, 1979, "Radioactive Waste: National Regulations Needed." Source: WorldHistories.net.