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- initialism Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone (or) Anything. Someone who
objects to thebuilding of any structure in theirneighborhood , especially in public policy debate. Used as an expression of irritation towards people who are thought of as being worse thanNIMBYs .
Etymologies
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Examples
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It might almost be said that there is a growing tendency to model the United States , apart from its industrial features, upon the "banana republics," thus making it the BANANA
Stocks rise sharply on signs of economic growth - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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I do taste the banana in it, and perhaps that's what counts. amol wrote: can i get whole process of making wine from BANANA
Aaron Landry 2008
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I believe the proper term for Beth and her ilk is "BANANA" - Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything.
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The planning system, originally designed to shape and guide development, has been turned into the weapon of choice for NIMBY activists who want to stop development at all costs – what David Cameron refers to as the BANANA brigade (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone).
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The planning system, originally designed to shape and guide development, has been turned into the weapon of choice for NIMBY activists who want to stop development at all costs – what David Cameron refers to as the BANANA brigade (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone).
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New construction is stymied by an attitude among regulators and environmentalists colloquially known as BANANA (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone).
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Life In a Peanut Shell: TWD: CLASSIC BANANA BUNDT CAKE home recipes about me links contact skip to main | skip to sidebar
TWD: CLASSIC BANANA BUNDT CAKE Melissa 2009
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Life In a Peanut Shell: BANANA SPLIT CUPCAKES home recipes about me links contact skip to main | skip to sidebar
BANANA SPLIT CUPCAKES Melissa 2009
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Besides many, I love BANANA BOAT icing …. its gooood.
Flirty Aprons’ Frosted Cupcake Apron, reviewed - and a giveaway! | Baking Bites 2010
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TWD:BANANA CREAM PIE Melissa 2009
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Politicians bow to BANANAs (voters who would “Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything”).
The Economist 2023
bilby commented on the word BANANA
Hmmmm. What happened to our old BANANA? Must be something to do with the character set.
November 19, 2009
mollusque commented on the word BANANA
It's the last word in alpha order on my miscellaneous list, but it suffers from "Disallowed key characters in global data".
November 19, 2009
vanishedone commented on the word BANANA
The character encoding is messed up; I mentioned that on Wordie Paradox.
November 19, 2009
bilby commented on the word BANANA
Ahh, thanks.
November 19, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word BANANA
A shout-out to, well, you know who you are. Each of you.
February 7, 2013