chatterati
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of chatterati
C20: from chatter + -ati as in literati
Example Sentences
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The reason for that obsession is, of course, the cultural dominance of HBO’s “Succession,” at least among the chatterati.
From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2022
Yet critics, including myself, now feel free to weigh in anyway, and neither long distance nor review embargoes stop the busy fingers of the chatterati.
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2020
Morris is correct that the current hierarchies of celebrity depend somewhat on moral valuations, elevating certain figures, such as Beyoncé, beyond criticism—at least among the professional chatterati.
From Slate • Oct. 5, 2018
Maybe it’s just killing time; maybe there’s a little bit of jealousy over the speedy domination another early nay-sayer , Jeb Bush, has assumed among the chatterati since he, too, began to explore a run.
From US News • Jan. 12, 2015
Decision Points by George W Bush Buy it from the Guardian bookshop Search the Guardian bookshop There, I've said it, and the conventional wisdom chatterati will nod amen to that.
From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2010
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