Korean slang profile
임비
imbi
A movement supporting housing construction to increase supply and address housing prices and related problems.
A movement supporting housing construction to increase supply and address housing prices and related problems.
- Expanded form
- 예스 인 마이 백야드yes in my backyard
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Oct 29, 2026
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
주택 공급을 늘리자는 임비 운동에 관한 기사를 읽었어.
I read an article about the 임비 movement advocating increased housing supply.
02Documented history
- October 2026이투데이 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Short for the English phrase ‘Yes in my backyard.’ A 2026 이투데이 column explains it as a movement supporting increased housing supply. The movement’s start reported by that column must be distinguished from the abbreviation’s first use; when the expression was first coined could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The abbreviation’s explanation and usage were checked directly, but who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- [이투데이 말투데이] 인시제의(因時制宜)/임비 - 이투데이 (이투데이)Published Oct 29, 2026Original source checked Nov 13, 2026