Cadillac problem

English

Etymology

In reference to the luxury automobile brand.

Noun

Cadillac problem (plural Cadillac problems)

1. 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.