first world problem
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.22 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A complaint or frustration regarded as trivial that is experienced only by inhabitants in wealthy or developed nations.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of first world problem.
Example Sentences
- "The South African housing problem is not a First World problem, it says."
- "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"
- "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)"
- "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."
- ""My brand new phone got scratched on the first day that I got it," said Monica Menkis. That's a First World problem."