a person who claims to be in favour of a new development or project, but objects if it is too near their home and will affect them in some way 不得在我後院論者(聲稱支持某個項目但卻反對在自家附近施工者) The nimbies were out in force against proposals for a high-speed rail link. 鄰避對高鐵連接的提議進行了有力的反對。
Word Origin1980s: acronym from not in my back yard.