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Cadillac problem en · NOUN

Etymology

In reference to the luxury automobile brand.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) An insignificant problem of a privileged person.
   • It might not seem like a big deal and in the grand scheme of suffering, it is a Cadillac problem. But for me it was a significant step toward self-acceptance, and in that way, I guess it was brave. 2013, Cyndi Lee, May I Be Happy:
   • My sponsor, when I present him with a nagging problem (usually trivial, although blown out of proportion in my warped mind), invariably replies, "Lou, that's a Cadillac problem. Read page 417, and get grateful for what you have … now!" 2011, Louis Teresi, Hijacking the Brain, page 197:

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Synonyms

first world problem