NIMBYism

See also: Nimbyism and nimbyism

English

Etymology

From NIMBY +‎ -ism.

Noun

NIMBYism (uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of nimbyism.
    • 2022 January 18, Paul Krugman, “Why a Blue City Is Feeling the Blues”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 1 March 2022:
      And in the case of New York, NIMBYism is ultimately the reason a great global city has become a one-industry town, leaving it unusually vulnerable to pandemic-driven economic dislocations.
    • 2022 June 5, Conor Dougherty, “Twilight of the NIMBY”, in The New York Times‎[2], →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 June 2022:
      NIMBY stands for “Not in my backyard,” an acronym that proliferated in the early 1980s to describe neighbors who fight nearby development, especially anything involving apartments. The word was initially descriptive (the Oxford English Dictionary added “NIMBY” in 1989 and has since tacked on “NIMBYism” and “NIMBYish”) but its connotation has harshened as rent and home prices have exploded.
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