"champagne problem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: champagne problems [plural]
Etymology: Because champagne is a luxury product; compare champagne socialist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} champagne problem (plural champagne problems)
  1. The need to make a decision between alternatives that are both desirable. Related terms: candy store problem
    Sense id: en-champagne_problem-en-noun-qvHa4gjN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Because champagne is a luxury product; compare champagne socialist.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "champagne problems",
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        {
          "ref": "2007, Best Life (volume 4, number 6, July-August 2007, page 86)",
          "text": "It's a champagne problem, but for Duhamel, a problem nonetheless."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Joan Williams, Reshaping the Work-Family Debate:",
          "text": "These stories both reflect and reinforce destructive stereotypes, painting work-family conflict as a champagne problem enjoyed by upper-middle-class women in white-collar jobs.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The need to make a decision between alternatives that are both desirable."
      ],
      "id": "en-champagne_problem-en-noun-qvHa4gjN",
      "links": [
        [
          "decision",
          "decision"
        ],
        [
          "alternative",
          "alternative"
        ],
        [
          "desirable",
          "desirable"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "candy store problem"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "champagne problem"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Because champagne is a luxury product; compare champagne socialist.",
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    {
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "ref": "2007, Best Life (volume 4, number 6, July-August 2007, page 86)",
          "text": "It's a champagne problem, but for Duhamel, a problem nonetheless."
        },
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      ]
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  ],
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}

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