problemo

Slang for trouble

Problemo is a playful, casual variant of problem, borrowed from Spanish or mock-Spanish: No problemo.

It's most common in the phrase no problemo, meaning "no problem" or "don't worry about it." The word signals a laid-back attitude and is rarely used outside this fixed expression.

informal

issue

Point of contention

  • snagUnforeseen complication
  • hiccupSpasmodic breath intake
  • hitchTemporary difficulty or snag

complication · hassle · headache · pickle · jam · bind · fix · scrape · mess · snafu

spanish

amigo

Spanish for friend

playful · Spanglish · colloquial · casual · humorous · lighthearted

retro

Bart Simpson

  • catchphraseSignature line of words
  • 90sFinal twentieth-century decade
  • slangInformal in-group vocabulary

ironic · dismissive · sarcastic · casual · laid-back · nonchalant · flippant · glib · breezy · offhand

Opposites
register/formality

problemoissue

Point of contention

difficulty · complication · predicament · dilemma · conundrum

semantic content (problem vs. solution)

problemosolution

Answer or liquid mixture

no problemo · answer · resolution · remedy · non-issue

Phrases
Family

problem, problems, problematic, unproblematic, problematically, nonproblematic, problematizing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G