not invented here

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not invented here

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idiomatic, not comparable Invented outside one's own organization (referring to the knee-jerk dismissal of products, technologies, etc. that come from third parties).
Similar: NIH

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"not invented here." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/not%20invented%20here. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"not invented here." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/not%20invented%20here.

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@misc{not_invented_here_2026,
  title = {not invented here},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/not%20invented%20here},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}