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nounYIMBYs
informalA person who supports new development in the area where they live, typically in order to increase the availability of housing.
- ‘YIMBYs take issue with the emphasis on “neighborhood character” that is frequently invoked by opponents of development’
- ‘YIMBY groups’
Origin
1980s acronym from yes in my back yard, on the model of NIMBY.
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