the chattering classes
plural noun
British, disapproving
: educated people who like to talk about politics, culture, society, etc.
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Sports cars had a good year in 1990, when, all by itself, the new Mazda Miata had the chattering classes wound up for about a year and a half.
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Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
For a decade, Twitter was the premier watering hole for the chattering classes.
—Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
For a decade, Twitter was the premier watering hole for the chattering classes.
—Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
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