Nimby

But their behaviour is horribly reminiscent of the 1980s, when Nicholas Ridley, a gent and watercolourist in his spare time but a card-carrying laissez-faire zealot in public life, introduced the term "Nimby" into public discourse.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

But their behaviour is horribly reminiscent of the 1980s, when Nicholas Ridley, a gent and watercolourist in his spare time but a card-carrying laissez-faire zealot in public life, introduced the term "Nimby" into public discourse.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

The term "Nimby" was first used in political debate some 25 years ago, by the late Nicholas Ridley, then environment secretary.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

Indeed, it was he who imported the word Nimby - an American acronym for Not in My Back Yard - into the British political lexicon.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

I don ` t think Nimby is an insult, who esles back yard should I care about.

Heathrow-stock Newmania 2007

"It is Chlorine and the dragon ass called Nimby," he blabbed.

Yon Ill Wind Anthony, Piers 1996

"It is Chlorine and the dragon ass called Nimby," he blabbed.

Yon Ill Wind Anthony, Piers 1996

That was in 2002, when Melamed was a town councilor with a record of environmental activism and what his opponents called Nimby-ism.

NYT > Global Home By CHARLES McGRATH 2010

That was in 2002, when Melamed was a town councilor with a record of environmental activism and what his opponents called Nimby-ism.

International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions By CHARLES McGRATH 2010

Instead you filtered it all down into your little tunnelvision view of life and resorted to calling this classic, unprincipled "Nimby".

Wendy Greuel Steps Up! 2006