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Showing words for NIMBYISM using the English dictionary
8 Letter Words for Nimbyism
nimbyism
6 Letter Words for Nimbyism
minims, nimbys
5 Letter Words for Nimbyism
immis, mimsy, minim, minis, nimbi, nimbs, nimby
4 Letter Words for Nimbyism
bins, ibis, immi, immy, inby, ismy, mibs, mini, mins, miny, misy, nibs, nimb, nims, nisi, simi, snib, yins
3 Letter Words for Nimbyism
bim, bin, bis, bns, bys, ibm, imi, ins, ism, isn, mib, mim, min, mis, msb, mym, mys, nib, nim, nis, nys, sib, sim, sin, sny, sym, syn, yin, yis
Definitions for Nimbyism
[1] not in my backyard: used to express opposition by local citizens to the locating in their neighborhood of a civic project, as a jail, garbage dump, or drug rehabilitation center, that, though needed by the larger community, is considered unsightly, dangerous, or likely to lead to decreased property values.
[2] the practice of objecting to something that will affect one or take place in one's locality
[3] not in my back yard: a person who objects to the occurrence of something if it will affect him or her or take place in his or her locality
Origin of Nimbyism
NIMBYFirst recorded in 1980–85
Other words from Nimbyism
Nim·by·ism , noun