"yimby" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yimbys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} yimby (plural yimbys)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of YIMBY Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: YIMBY
    Sense id: en-yimby-en-noun-sYTJKmhU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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