Definition of NIMBY

NIMBY

interjection

acronym for "not in my backyard." See also BANANA.
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Last edited on Jul 07 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'acronyms (list of)':
JMO	Definitions include: "just my opinion".
pow	Definitions include: fresh, deep, uncut snow.
LTR	Definitions include: acronym for "long-term relationship."
TDB	Definitions include: as an expression of mock concern, it stands for Too darn Bad.
Charlie Foxtrot	Definitions include: US Army phonetics for "CF", an acronym of cluster fuck.
NFN	Definitions include: acronym for "normal for Norfolk", an insult used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
FTFY	Definitions include: acronym for "fixed that for you".
GOP	Definitions include: acronym for "Grand Old Party."
TANSTAAFL	Definitions include: acronym for "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch".
DSL	Definitions include: acronym for "dick sucking lips."
TIL	Definitions include: acronym for "today I learned".
COTS	Definitions include: acronym for "common, off-the-shelf".
FWP	Definitions include: acronym for "First World problem" or "First World problems".
DW	Definitions include: an extremely nasty female.
MJ	Definitions include: acronym for "Mary Jane", i.e. marijuana.
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Other terms relating to 'backyard':
Backyard Mechanic	Definitions include: a professional mechanic that works on cars, bikes and other vehicle for a much lower price than a shop.
Other terms relating to 'in':
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
all in	Definitions include: involving everyone or everything.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
an ice cube's chance in hell	Definitions include: no chance.
a walk in the park	Definitions include: something easy.
back in the day	Definitions include: at some time before the present.
back in the saddle	Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing.
baked-in	Definitions include: included.
bald man in a boat	Definitions include: clitoris.
barge in	Definitions include: to intrude.
barge in on	Definitions include: See barge in.
Bash one's skull in	Definitions include: To beat someone up, inflict head injury
bat in the cave	Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils.
BBIAB	Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time."
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Other terms relating to 'my':
all my yes	Definitions include: an emphatic yes.
all of my yes	Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
do my head	Definitions include: request for oral sex or as an insult.
eat my shorts	Definitions include: a retort.
ermagrd	Definitions include: less common spelling of "ermahgerd".
ermahgerd	Definitions include: alternate spelling and pronunciation of "oh my god".
FIGMO	Definitions include: military acronym for "fuck it, got my orders".
FML	Definitions include: acronym for "fuck my life."
fo shizzle my nizzle	Definitions include: "fo shizzle my nizzle", i.e. "for sure my nigga".
get it off my chest	Definitions include: confess to something
honk my hooters	Definitions include: Another way to say, "Well, I'll be damned...!"
IMAO	Definitions include: acronym for "in my arrogant opinion".
IME	Definitions include: acronym for "in my experience".
IMHO	Definitions include: acronym for "in my humble opinion".
IMNSHO	Definitions include: acronym for "in my, not so humble opinion".
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Other terms relating to 'not':
DND	Definitions include: acronym for "do not disturb".
IANACL	Definitions include: acronym for "I am not a constitutional lawyer".
IANAL	Definitions include: acronym for "I am not a lawyer."
IANAMD	Definitions include: acronym for "I am not a medical doctor".
IANAQP	Definitions include: "I am not a quantum physicist".
IANYL	Definitions include: acronym for "I am not your lawyer".
IMNSHO	Definitions include: acronym for "in my, not so humble opinion".
INAE	Definitions include: acronym for "I'm not an expert".
last but not least	Definitions include: appearing last in some list, but not because it's the least important item on the list.
n/a	Definitions include: acronym for "not applicable."
NAK	Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion.
NIH	Definitions include: acronym for "not invented here".
NIH syndrome	Definitions include: a "syndrome" involving a company's hesitance or refusal to use any idea or product it didn't invent or create.
NMS	Definitions include: acronym for not mind safe.
NMU	Definitions include: acronym for "not much, you".
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