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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!



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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.

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