Definitions
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)”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Local objector, briefly”5 letters
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