NIMBY

1. not in my backyard: used to express opposition by local citizens to the locating in their neighborhood of a civic project, as a jail, garbage dump, or drug rehabilitation center, that, though needed by the larger community, is considered unsightly, dangerous, or likely to lead to decreased property values.

n acronym for

1. not in my back yard: a person who objects to the occurrence of something if it will affect him or her or take place in his or her locality

acronym for not in my back yard, 1980, American English, supposedly coined by Walter Rodgers of the American Nuclear Society.

Acronym for “Not In My Back Yard.” A term for a person who resists unwanted development, such as manufacturing plants, prisons, power companies, or chemical companies in his or her own neighborhood or town.