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first world problem
or First World problem
noun
, Slang: 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!
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Word History and Origins
Origin of first world problem1
1995–2000; with reference to the First World , the wealthiest countries in the world
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Example Sentences
Dom Phillips reports on the bloodbath—and how Brazil imported a first-world problem.
From The Daily Beast
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