first world problem
or First World problem
nounSlang: Usually Facetious.
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!
Origin of first world problem
11995–2000; with reference to the First World, the wealthiest countries in the world
- See also white people problem.
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How to use first world problem in a sentence
Dom Phillips reports on the bloodbath—and how Brazil imported a first-world problem.
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