first world problem

or First World problem

noun

, Slang: Usually Facetious.

1. a fairly minor problem, frustrating situation, or complaint associated with a relatively high standard of living, as opposed to the more serious problems associated with poverty:

   I’m bored with all my electronic gadgets—such a first world problem!

Word History and Origins

Origin of first world problem¹

1995–2000; with reference to the First World , the wealthiest countries in the world

Example Sentences

Dom Phillips reports on the bloodbath—and how Brazil imported a first-world problem.

From The Daily Beast