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

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 • Apr. 5, 2024

The dinner came at the end of a chaotic week for the media as the chattering classes descended on Washington for their annual ritual of schmoozing, drinking and gossiping.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2023

For a decade, Twitter was the premier watering hole for the chattering classes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2023

And the intensity of the Twitter experience, with its rapid-fire feed assaulting users with contextless, endlessly juxtaposed textbites, has limited its appeal beyond the chattering classes.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022

But once I saw the film, I felt it had been harshly judged by the chattering classes – the folks who write the reviews and seek to create meaning for the rest of us.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2020