chattering classes
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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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
Oh, the musical’s wry assault on the seduction of material success and quest for approval of the fickle chattering classes is still apparent.
From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2022
What turned Bankman-Fried into a darling of the chattering classes in finance, journalism and politics is hard to fathom.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 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
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