first world problem

• First World problem, first-world problem

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

first world problem (plural first world problems)

1. A complaint or frustration regarded as trivial that is experienced only by inhabitants in wealthy or developed nations.

   Synonyms: Cadillac problem, FWP (initialism)

   • 1979, To the Point News in Depth‎^[1], volume 8, numbers 18-35, page 21:

     The South African housing problem is not a First World problem, it says.

   • 1995, “Omissions of the Omen”, in Matthew Good Band (music), Last of the Ghetto Astronauts:

     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

   • 2010 April 6, “First World Problem”, in MC Frontalot (music), Zero Day:

     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)

   • 2012 February 13, “The ‘Top 100 First World Problems’ According to Scooter Magruder (Video)”, in Huffington Post‎^[2], retrieved 28 February 2012:

     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 17, Jeremy Campbell, “‘It’s a First-World problem’”, in Fox 13 News‎^[3], archived from the original on 25 February 2013:

     "My brand new phone got scratched on the first day that I got it," said Monica Menkis. That's a First World problem.