chattering class

American  

noun

1. well-educated members of the upper-middle or upper class who freely express especially liberal opinions or judgments on current issues and events.

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Etymology

Origin of chattering class

First recorded in 1980–85

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chattering class

It was the topic du jour among the chattering class, with notable voices like the women of the “The View,” Chelsea Handler and a former “Real Housewife of Beverly Hills” weighing in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

Nonetheless, “the chattering class of Pyongyang certainly will, from one source or another” know the Olympic results as they come in, said John Everard, the UK’s ambassador to North Korea from 2006 to 2008.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024

PLAINS, Ga. — The Washington chattering class, often unsure what to make of outsiders, dubbed Rosalynn Carter the “Steel Magnolia” when she arrived as first lady.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 19, 2023

In a span of barely 100 hours, the voices of the chattering class went from narcissistic reflection about fandom's complicity in the sport's recreational violence to a collective clapback at the remarkable triumph of humanity.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2023

“He’s got to take his message above and beyond the national press, and the chattering class of the northeastern corridor,” said Cornell Belcher, a Democratic pollster.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2022