BANANA

nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//bəˈnɑːnə//
United States//bəˈnænə//

One who objects to the building of any structure in their neighbourhood or a certain type of structure anywhere, especially in public policy debate.

noun

1
informalOne who objects to the building of any structure in their neighbourhood or a certain type of structure anywhere, especially in public policy debate.
David Taylor (Letters, January 23) does not appear to be aware that the NIMBY syndrome, with all its parochial overtones, has been superseded by the all embracing BANANA syndrome – Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone.
Communities have gone far beyond the NIMBY, or not-in-my-backyard, syndrome. Jeff Langholtz, of EPA's Hazardous Site Control Division said, "Right now they don't want us to build them anywhere." Langholtz called the latest in public thinking "BANANA" – build-absolutely-nothing-anywhere-near-anything. Those opposed to incinerators are more organized than ever, he added.
They don’t support bike lanes, sidewalks, traffic calming measures, or traffic widening measures. They complain about the lack of communication from city hall but also shout down the mayor and city staff whenever they attempt to explain their policy. You can summarize their views on zoning and new buildings as BANANAs: Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything.

Etymology

Contrived acronym of build absolutely nothing anywhere near anyone (or anything), as a play on "bananas" meaning "crazy, mad"

Forms

plural: BANANAs

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BANANA · One who objects to the building of any structure in their neighbourhood or a certain type of structure anywhere, especially in public policy debate.

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