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first-world problem

first-world problem is the alternative form of first world problem.

Meaning of first world problem

Noun

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.
    • 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

Forms of first-world problem

pluralfirst-world problems

Questions about first-world problem

What is first-world problem the alternative form of?
First-world problem is the alternative form of first world problem.

Words near first-world problem in the dictionary

  1. first-timer
  2. first-timers
  3. first-wave feminism
  4. first-waver
  5. first-wavers
  6. first-world problem
  7. first-world problems
  8. first-worldish
  9. first-year
  10. first-years
  11. firstable

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