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chattering classes

British

plural noun

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

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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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 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

For at least six years, the mainstream news media and the chattering classes have at best ignored us, or decried our warnings as hyperbolic and ridiculous.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2022

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