YIMBY

American  

[yim-bee] / ˈyɪm bi /

abbreviation

1. yes, in my backyard: used to express support by local citizens to the locating in their neighborhood of civic projects, such as the construction of new multiunit housing, the development of public transportation, or the rezoning of urban areas for mixed use, which other residents may view as detrimental to the neighborhood.

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Etymology

Origin of YIMBY

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

The projects have earned nods from Yimby, or “Yes in my backyard,” advocates across the city, who have for years bemoaned Safeway’s sprawling lots as San Francisco’s housing shortage worsened.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Why does a large parking lot deserve a view of the water, and not people instead?” said Juliana Lamm-Perez, an organizer for Grow the Richmond, one of the city’s Yimby groups.

From The Wall Street Journal

SAN FRANCISCO—Scott Wiener, the soft-spoken, 6-foot-7 ringleader of California’s Yimby movement, really, really wants to be the next Nancy Pelosi.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Wiener started pushing Yimby policies about 15 years ago, many of his ideas were unpopular and fringy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Single-stair apartments may be alien in much of the United States, but “represent a building more like Brooklyn or Seville or Berlin or Paris,” said Ed Mendoza, a building code policy researcher at California YIMBY.

From Los Angeles Times