Not in my backyard!



Not in my backyard!

and NIMBY
exclam. & comp. abb. Don’t locate something undesirable close to me. (Describes an attitude that people express about having noisy or dirty facilities installed close to where they live.) When you say, build the new incinerator here, I say NIMBY.
See also: not

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lysandros-Ancient Greek
Beyza-Turkish
Sunniva-Norwegian
Sassa-Swedish
ThorleyTHAWR-leeEnglish (Rare)
Raibeart-Scottish