DIMBY
n.— «Many Tasmanians support the pulp mill. So much so, that a new term has been coined in the Apple Isle: DIMBY, meaning Definitely In My Backyard.» —“Bell Bay chosen as new pump mill site” by Annie Guest ABC Radio (Australia) Feb. 24, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Advice about college essays from the winner of a top prize for children’s literature: Kelly Barnhill encourages teens to write about experiences that are uniquely their own, from a point of view that is theirs and no one else’s. Plus, why do we say...
While compiling the Oxford English Dictionary, lexicographer James Murray exchanged hundreds of letters a week with authors, advisors, and volunteer researchers. A new collection online lets you eavesdrop on discussions about which words should be...