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

Example Sentences

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

The "Call Her Daddy" conversation was not the contentious tête-à-tête the chattering class has come to expect after decades of cable news bloviating somehow came to represent meaningful political coverage.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

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

“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

“He got good reviews internally, in terms of the chattering class, but it’s not clear yet what he’s doing,” Mr. Rath said.

From Washington Times • Apr. 28, 2019