BANANA

Appendix:Variations of "banana" English 2019 May 30 Etymology Contrived en build absolutely nothing anywhere near anyone 1 (or en anything), as a play on "en bananas" meaning "crazy, mad" Pronunciation bə-näʹnə RP, en /bəˈnɑːnə/ en en-uk-banana.ogg RP bə-năʹnə GA, en /bəˈnænə/ en en-us-banana.ogg GA en ɑːnə ænə 3 en banana en BA NA NA Noun en informal humorous derogatory often attributively One who objects to the building of any structure in their neighbourhood or a certain type of structure anywhere, especially in public policy debate. from 1991 (Australia) en NIMBY less strong en David Williams Nowhere, no time [letter] w:The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, N.S.W. 31 January 1991 10 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(Letters, January 23) does not appear to be aware that the NIMBY syndrome, with all its parochial overtones, has been superseded by the all embracing BANANA syndrome – Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone. en Environment Reporter 23 Washington, D.C. Bureau of National Affairs 1992 2028 1 1521-9410 39983728 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. en Shirley J. Hansen Making the Most of Dereg Manual for Intelligent Energy Services Lilburn, Ga. Fairmont Press 2002 256 https://books.google.com/books?id=CuLIcpvh0E4C&pg=PA256 978-0-88173-415-7 Unfortunately, in some areas you can expect the NIMBY fervor to grow into BANANAs—Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anybody. The ultimate result? Unless national security and economic issues intervene, we'll continue to rely more and more on imported fuel and the price of energy is most apt to climb higher. The high price of BANANAs, in the end, will not only be our dependence on foreign oil, but our economic vulnerability. en Michael D. Tusiani; Gordon Shearer Import-related Project Siting and Regulatory Issues LNG: A Nontechnical Guide Tulsa, Okla. PennWell Corporation 2007 367–368 https://books.google.com/books?id=b14hnWUAOPYC&pg=PA367 978-0-87814-885-1 Opposition to these projects is increasingly the norm as opposed to the exception and is not simply limited to a few environmentaly sensitive and wealthy areas such as Southern California. Cynics have observed that the NIMBY movement is evolving into a BANANA (build absolutely nothing anywhere near anyone) or even a NOPE (nowhere on planet Earth) movement with regard to controversial infrastructure siting. en Arthur Augustyn Opinion: Stamford is a cultural hellhole. What do the people want? w:Stamford Advocate https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/opinion/article/Stamford-is-a-cultural-hellhole-17491946.php 2022-10-07 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20251214014257/https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/opinion/article/Stamford-is-a-cultural-hellhole-17491946.php 14 December 2025 Usage notes The term is used as an expression of irritation towards people who are thought to be worse than NIMBYs. Derived terms en BANANA principle Translations one who objects to the building of any structure in their neighbourhood See also en LULU Further reading NIMBY http://wordspy.com/index.php?word=banana 9 September 2003 4 June 2017 Anagrams en aaabnn Annaba en Buildings and structures Urban studies People