nimby

Etymology
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Phrase

 * 1)  Not in my backyard.

Noun

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

Adjective

 * 1) Not wanting to have to deal with unpleasant or distasteful things near them.
 * Their vote against measures to help refugees has been perceived by the socially conscious margin of society as a typically nimby attitude.