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Noun: NIMBY  nim-bee
  1. Someone who objects to siting something in their own neighbourhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard
    - Nimby

Derived forms: NIMBYs, Nimbies

Type of: contestant, dissenter, dissident, objector, protester, protestor

Encyclopedia: NIMBY