Definitions
Wiktionary
- Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone (or) Anything. Someone who objects to the building of any structure in their neighborhood, especially in public policy debate. Used as an expression of irritation towards people who are thought of as being worse than NIMBYs.
Etymologies
- Attested since 1991 in Australia. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“It might almost be said that there is a growing tendency to model the United States , apart from its industrial features, upon the "banana republics," thus making it the BANANA”
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“I do taste the banana in it, and perhaps that's what counts. amol wrote: can i get whole process of making wine from BANANA”
“I believe the proper term for Beth and her ilk is "BANANA" - Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything.”
“The planning system, originally designed to shape and guide development, has been turned into the weapon of choice for NIMBY activists who want to stop development at all costs – what David Cameron refers to as the BANANA brigade (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone).”
“New construction is stymied by an attitude among regulators and environmentalists colloquially known as BANANA (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone).”
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“Besides many, I love BANANA BOAT icing …. its gooood.”
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“The newer acronym cheekily floated by frustrated renewable energy developers is "BANANA.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘BANANA’.
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This List is Bananas
Here you will find cultivars, of course, but also diseases, dishes, and uses.
Cavendish, banana, bananas, non-Cavendish, Big Mike, Gros Michel, banana boat, yes, we have no b..., yes we have no ba..., let's make like a..., banana bread, banana republic and 135 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for BANANA.
hernesheir A shout-out to, well, you know who you are. Each of you. Feb 7, 2013
bilby Ahh, thanks. Nov 19, 2009
vanishedone The character encoding is messed up; I mentioned that on Wordie Paradox. Nov 19, 2009
mollusque It's the last word in alpha order on my miscellaneous list, but it suffers from "Disallowed key characters in global data". Nov 19, 2009
bilby Hmmmm. What happened to our old BANANA? Must be something to do with the character set. Nov 19, 2009