English-Finnish translations for nimby

Definition of nimby

  • Not in my backyard
  • Someone who objects to the building of an undesirable structure in their neighborhood, especially in public policy debate
  • Not wanting to have to deal with unpleasant or distasteful things near them

Examples

  • 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)
  • Their vote against measures to help refugees has been perceived by the socially conscious margin of society as a typically nimby attitude.

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