Cadillac problem

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English

Etymology

In reference to the luxury automobile brand.

Noun

Cadillac problem (plural Cadillac problems)

  1. (idiomatic) An insignificant problem of a privileged person.
    Synonym: first world problem
    • 2011, Louis Teresi, Hijacking the Brain, page 197:
      My sponsor, when I present him with a nagging problem (usually trivial, although blown out of proportion in my warped mind), invariably replies, "Lou, that's a Cadillac problem. Read page 417, and get grateful for what you have … now!"
    • 2013, Cyndi Lee, May I Be Happy:
      It might not seem like a big deal and in the grand scheme of suffering, it is a Cadillac problem. But for me it was a significant step toward self-acceptance, and in that way, I guess it was brave.