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1. n. someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard Source: wordnet
2. n. someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard Source: ecdict

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acronym backyard elsewhere neighborhood object objects sited siting someone something their

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nimbleness nimbler nimbless nimblest nimblewill nimbly nimbose nimbus nimbus cloud nimbuses nimiety niminy-piminy

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