NIMBY (Not In My Backyard).
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peer agreement (net): +1| nimby (not in my backyard). NIMBY Explanation: The same term is used in Swedish. To translate it "Inte på min bakgård" might seem a bit construed. Reference: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/NIMBY |
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| nimby (not in my backyard). Inte på min bakgård Explanation: See URLs below (explanation in Wikipedia and used). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 timme (2009-09-13 14:33:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- There is no established Swedish abbreviation for this; so if you want to use one, use the original NIMBY. See: http://bjornbrum.blogspot.com/2008/01/nimby-yimby.html "Om NIMBY-folket hallstarrigt säger nej till allt är YIMBY-isterna deras motpol." Reference: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/NIMBY Reference: http://www.yimby.se/2008/02/inte-pa-min-bakgard_451.html |
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