BANANA

IPA(Pronunciation)

/bəˈnɑːnə/

Noun

attributive derogatory humorous informal often

(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.

Japanese Meaning

（非公式、ユーモラス、軽蔑的な表現）近隣や公共政策の議論において、建物などの新設に反対する人

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The council meeting grew tense when a local BANANA accused the developer of ignoring neighborhood concerns.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

町議会の会合は、地元の建設反対派が開発業者を地域の懸念を無視していると非難したときに緊迫した。

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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(Letters, January 23) does not appear to be aware that the NIMBY syndrome, with all its parochial overtones, has been superseded by the all embracing BANANA syndrome – Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone.

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