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NIMBY

movement of opposition to development projects by residents
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NIMBY

Summary

NIMBY is an acronym[1]. NIMBY draws 337 Wikipedia views per month (acronym category, ranking #12 of 41).[2]

Key Facts

  • NIMBY's instance of is recorded as acronym[3].
  • NIMBY's instance of is recorded as social issue[4].
  • NIMBY's Commons category is recorded as Nimby[5].
  • NIMBY's said to be the same as is recorded as Saint Florian principle[6].
  • NIMBY is the opposite of YIMBY[7].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include acronym[3] and social issue[4].

Cultural Significance

Things named for NIMBY include NIMBY Rails[8], a video game[9].

Why It Matters

NIMBY draws 337 Wikipedia views per month (acronym category, ranking #12 of 41).[2] NIMBY has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] NIMBY is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Entities named for NIMBY include NIMBY Rails[8], a video game[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_nimby_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{NIMBY}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/nimby}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 9h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → Saint Florian principle
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → acronym, social issue
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 22302, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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