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Word entry · 5 letters

nimby

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"Local objector, briefly"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈnɪm.bi/Sorted bimnyStarts with NEnds with Y1 clues
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Definitions

  1. Someone who objects to the building of an undesirable structure in their neighborhood, especially in public policy debate.

Used in a sentence

  • politically correct green (as in vegetation) nimbies (may object to nuclear power plants, polluting factories, etc.)
  • socially conservative brown (as in shirts) nimbies (may object to the building of jails, prisons, housing for ex-convicts, drinking or adult entertainment establishments)
  • fiscally conservative green (as in money) nimbies (may object to the building of anything which may decrease preexisting property values)

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