Yimbyism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The ideology of a YIMBY. uncountable

    "In its purest form, YIMBYism would dispense with zoning and occupancy laws altogether, and let people build anything anywhere."

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"In its purest form, YIMBYism would dispense with zoning and occupancy laws altogether, and let people build anything anywhere."

Etymology

From YIMBY + -ism.

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