origin- acronym for Not In My Election Year.
1)Noun. A politician who takes a widely publicized stand in order to help his chances of re-election, especially if the stand is not one he would ordinarily take.
2) Verb. The act of behaving like a NIMEY.
1)Noun. A politician who takes a widely publicized stand in order to help his chances of re-election, especially if the stand is not one he would ordinarily take.
2) Verb. The act of behaving like a NIMEY.
The only reason that bill about air pollution ever got passed was because a bunch of NIMEYs were trying to make themselves look good.
by firechan December 8, 2003
Get the NIMEY mug.1. A pretentious douchebag who is not qualified for the job they have. Usually a worker who refuses to do their job and are only in it to collect a paycheck. Rhymes with Limey. Named for New Limey or Nimey.
2. A Help Desk worker or tech support person who passes the buck to someone else and refuses to help the customer.
3. An employee who surfs the Internet on his PC at work instead of doing his job.
2. A Help Desk worker or tech support person who passes the buck to someone else and refuses to help the customer.
3. An employee who surfs the Internet on his PC at work instead of doing his job.
1. The Nimey at the DMV refused to issue me a license and told me to fill out a new form and get to the back of the line. I had the right form, but he ripped it up and told me to fill it out again.
2. The Nimey at the help desk refused to refund my money, and instead passed the buck to a different phone number. I called that phone number and then another Nimey told me it was the wrong number and gave me the number to the first Nimey.
3. Nimey was watching Youtube videos on his PC instead of working. Our boss must really like him otherwise he'd be fired.
2. The Nimey at the help desk refused to refund my money, and instead passed the buck to a different phone number. I called that phone number and then another Nimey told me it was the wrong number and gave me the number to the first Nimey.
3. Nimey was watching Youtube videos on his PC instead of working. Our boss must really like him otherwise he'd be fired.
by Orion Blastar December 20, 2013
Get the Nimey mug.by Fallenangel23 March 28, 2015
Get the Omey Nomey mug.A Nimcy is usually a very pretty girl but doubts it. She is usually smart and many boys will fall for her! She may doubt a lot of things but on the inside she is amazing! If you find a Nimcy in your life take care of her, try and be with her as fast as possible because you will not regret it! So if you ever find a Nimcy, become her friend and you will have one hell of a good time!
by Don’t use my name idiot June 1, 2019
Get the nimcy mug.A condition of railing against, and opposing in any way, the construction, installation, locating, etc. of any unwanted or otherwise aesthetically inferior, building, utility, group of people, etc in one's own neighbourhood or region, while finding it perfectly acceptable to put it in somebody else's.
Not wanting a gas power plant within 20 miles of your house because of pollution (while still wanting the electricity) but suggesting perhaps that it goes another 30 miles west into somebody else's -- (and preferably of lesser social standing than one's own) neighbourhood, is an example of NIMBYism
by steeplejack November 5, 2010
Get the NIMBYism mug.Used to describe a person or an attitude, NIMBY is an abbreviation for Not In My Back Yard. A NIMBY might agree that a community or a neigborhood needs a half-way house for convicts transitioning back to society, but doesn't want it placed too close to his or her own home or in the neighborhood. property values. too much traffic. ugly woobly boxes
Although the community council supported the zoning change, the NIMBYs argued strongly against the expansion of the trailer park
by hammer hands April 15, 2006
Get the NIMBY mug.Native Americans who objects to the siting of something perceived as unpleasant or potentially dangerous in their own reservation, such as a landfill or hazardous waste facility, especially while raising no such objections to similar developments elsewhere.
Those NimbyIans at Black Rock are at it again.
by MaxJohnson415 January 27, 2017
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