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loves progress in theory, hates it within eyeshot of the backyard.
means someone who supports development, housing, or infrastructure generally but opposes any specific project near their own home.
from acronym for not in my back yard, coined in the late 1970s/80s during fights over waste sites, power plants, and group homes, later expanded to cover housing and transit anywhere.
first recorded usebritish and american press, early 1980s
opposite termyimby, coined decades later
favorite argumentcharacter of the neighborhood
favorite targetapartments taller than two stories