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':''For the "Weird Al" Yankovic song, "First World Problems", see [[Mandatory Fun]]. For the MC Frontalot song, see [[Zero Day (album)]].'' '''First World problem''' is a [[slang]] term used to refer to issues in [[First World]] nations that are complained about only because of the absence of more pressing concerns.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hardy, Quentin|title=Eduardo Saverin's Billionaire Blues|url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/eduardo-saverins-billionaire-blues/|work=The New York Times|accessdate=25 January 2013|date=18 May 2012}}</ref> The term was added to the ''Oxford Dictionary Online'' in November 2012,<ref>{{cite web|title=First world problem definition|url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/First-World-problem?q=first+world+problem|website=Oxford Dictionaries Online|publisher=Oxford University Press|accessdate=18 November 2014}}</ref> and to the ''[[Macquarie Dictionary]] Online'' in December 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/resources/view/word/of/the/year/|website=Macquarie Dictionary Online|publisher=Macquarie Dictionary|title=Word of the Year 2014}}</ref> The term "First World problem" first appeared in 1979 in G.K. Payne's work ''Built Environment'',<ref name=oed>{{cite web|title=First World (Special uses)|url=http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/249401#eid329946467|website=Oxford English Dictionary Online|publisher=Oxford University Press|accessdate=18 November 2014}}</ref> but gained recognition as an internet [[meme]] beginning in 2005, particularly on [[social networking]] sites like [[Twitter]] (where it became a popular [[hashtag]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voxxi.com/how-acknowledging-your-first-world-problems-can-make-you-happier/|accessdate=25 January 2013|title=How acknowledging your "first world problems" can make you happier|author=López, Tracy|date=11 July 2012|publisher=Voxxi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/11/20/oxford-dictionaries-adds-deets-4g-and-first-world-problems/|accessdate=25 January 2013|work=Time|date=20 November 2012|author=Steinmetz, Katy|title=Oxford Dictionaries adds 'deets', '4G' and 'First World problems'}}</ref> The term is used to minimize complaints about trivial issues by shaming the complainer,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/as-the-first-world-turns-20121122-29qzq.html|title=As the First World turns|author=Glover, Richard|work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=24 November 2012|accessdate=25 January 2013}}</ref> or as good-humored self-deprecation.<ref name=oed /> [[UNICEF]] NZ conducted a survey of First World problems in [[New Zealand]], finding slow web access to be the most common.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10839171|work=New Zealand Herald|title=Kiwis complain about 'first world problems'|author=Harper, Paul|date=8 October 2012|accessdate=25 January 2013}}</ref> ==See also== *[[Fallacy of relative privation]] *[[First world privilege]] *[[Maslow's hierarchy of needs]] == References == {{reflist|2}} ==External links== * {{wiktionary inline|first world problem}} * [http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/23/tech/ad-campaign-twist First World Problems Anthem] * [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=first+world+problems First World Problems on Urban Dictionary] [[Category:Slang]] [[Category:Words coined in the 1990s]] [[Category:Internet memes]]'