chattering classes

British  

plural noun

1. informal the educated sections of society, considered as enjoying discussion of political, social, and cultural issues

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Example Sentences

“It was hilarious and effective, and as fast as lightning that made its way around the Upper East Side chattering classes,” securities lawyer Richard Farley said of the ad.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You can’t listen to the chattering classes,” said Wald.

From Los Angeles Times

This proposal generated cavils in the chattering classes that it would drive home prices up to absorb the $25,000 grant, putatively keeping homes out of the reach of the beneficiaries.

From Los Angeles Times

The senior staff in Newsnight are depicted as out of touch, patronising and part of the entitled chattering classes, when they're berated by Sam McAlister for "mistaking talking to ourselves for news".

From BBC

Designed by Studio Gang, the Chicago-based firm led by Jeanne Gang, with New York-based Davis Brody Bond serving as executive architects, the Gilder Center has been a focus of architecture’s chattering classes since it opened in May.

From Los Angeles Times