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first world problem en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From First World + problem. First use appears c. 1979. See cite below.

Meanings

1. A complaint or frustration regarded as trivial that is experienced only by inhabitants in wealthy or developed nations.
   • "My brand new phone got scratched on the first day that I got it," said Monica Menkis. That's a First World problem. 2012 February 17, Jeremy Campbell, “‘It’s a First-World problem’”, in Fox 13 News, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2013:
   • Phone's OS is outta date (first world problem) / Colors won't calibrate (first world problem) / They never stock the snack you want (first world problem) / Caught herpes from a celebutante (first world problem) / Got wallhacked in PVP (first world problem) / Oh no, HD-DVD (first world problem) 2010 April 6, “First World Problem”, in MC Frontalot (music), Zero Day:
   • The South African housing problem is not a First World problem, it says. 1979, To the Point News in Depth, volume 8, numbers 18-35, page 21:
   • Someone would love to have my first world problems / Kill the moon and turn out the sun / Lock your door and load your gun / Free at last now the time has come to choose 1995, “Omissions of the Omen”, in Matthew Good Band (music), Last of the Ghetto Astronauts:
   • First world problems are not legitimate problems, but the minuscule annoyances that occur on a day-to-day basis in well-off, developed countries. Low cell phone battery? #firstworldproblems. Your hot water takes a while to get hot? #firstworldproblems. 2012 February 13, “The ‘Top 100 First World Problems’ According to Scooter Magruder (Video)”, in Huffington Post, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2019, retrieved 28 Feb 2012:

Forms

Relateds

OPP · champagne problem · candy store problem

Synonyms

FWP · Cadillac problem

Translations (17)

sv i-landsproblem (a complaint or frustration) · nl eerste wereldprobleem (a complaint or frustration) · da førsteverdensproblem (a complaint or frustration) · fr problème de riche (a complaint or frustration) · gsw Luxusproblem (a complaint or frustration) · nb i-landsproblem (a complaint or frustration) · de Luxusproblem (a complaint or frustration) · ru пробле́ма пе́рвого ми́ра (a complaint or frustration) · pt problema do primeiro mundo (a complaint or frustration) · yue 第一世界問題 /第一世界问题 (a complaint or frustration) · es problema del primer mundo (a complaint or frustration) · yue 第一世界问题 (a complaint or frustration) · nn i-landsproblem (a complaint or frustration) · cmn 第一世界問題 /第一世界问题 (a complaint or frustration) · fi kehittyneen maailman ongelma (a complaint or frustration) · ka პირველი სამყაროს პრობლემა (a complaint or frustration) · pl problem pierwszego świata (a complaint or frustration)