champagne problem en · NOUN
Etymology
Because champagne is a luxury product; compare champagne socialist.
Meanings
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(figuratively) The need to make a decision between alternatives that are both desirable.
These stories both reflect and reinforce destructive stereotypes, painting work-family conflict as a champagne problem enjoyed by upper-middle-class women in white-collar jobs.
2010, Joan Williams, Reshaping the Work-Family Debate:It's a champagne problem, but for Duhamel, a problem nonetheless.
2007, Best Life (volume 4, number 6, July-August 2007, page 86)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| champagne problems | Number=Plur | lexicographic |