English
Alternative spellings
Also chatteratis with a plural -s as if from a singular *chatterati.
Etymology
Blend of chatter and literati and glitterati coined by Peter Simmons in 1998 and used in The Globe, a satirical newsletter for the Norwich based Development and Environment Centre1 and frequently in letters to newspapers and online journals, since used by a number of people in published works.
Noun
wikipedia
chatterati plural
- People who are renowned to chat, argue and debate excessively
Synonyms
chattering classes
Quotations
2002, Annabelle Sreberny, �Trauma talk,� in Journalism After September 11, Barbara Zelizer and Stuart Allan edd. 2
2004, John Mole, It's All Greek to Me 3
2004 Peter Simmons, in Fool on the Hill [htpp://www.oneworldnet.co.uk/blog/january2004.php/]Tuesday 20 January 2004 - political incorrectness and the chatterati.
2005 Christina Odone, in the Manchester Guardian, quoted in Credo by Ray Pritchard 4
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