first world problem
noun
variants
or first-world problem
or less commonly First World problem
or First-World problem
: a usually minor or trivial problem or annoyance experienced by people in relatively affluent or privileged circumstances especially as contrasted with problems of greater social significance facing people in poor and underdeveloped parts of the world
In terms of first world problems, the biggest one is probably a cracked phone screen.—
Ben Sin
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My first world problem involves being alone, separated from my husband, and now separated from my new boyfriend, as well.
—Anne Liu Kellor, Longreads, 4 May 2020
Bringing a stuffy nose home from vacation, chipping a fresh manicure, Seamless forgetting your extra ranch dressing, again — first world problems, man.
—refinery29.com, 29 June 2018
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Anne Liu Kellor, Longreads, 4 May 2020
Bringing a stuffy nose home from vacation, chipping a fresh manicure, Seamless forgetting your extra ranch dressing, again — first world problems, man.
—refinery29.com, 29 June 2018
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