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Chattering Classes

The term Chattering Classes is an essentially British expression, seldom heard outside the UK. It was invented by British journalist Oberon Waugh (he really couldn’t stand them) but was later taken up by pundits and political commentators to describe a group of the “metropolitan middle class”. Generally though it’s used as a derogatory tag for those who are politically active, socially concerned and ‘highly’ educated; especially those with political, media or academic connections. Its original meaning has now changed somewhat and now it usually refers to WOFS, Londoncentric pseudo-celebrities who talk a lot about social injustice, disaster relief, third world aid and all the other fashionable causes but do absolutely fuck all to help.
The chattering classes are all talk and no action.
Related Words

Sue from Catering 

The best part of the 500 miles Doctor Who video. In four seconds, she gained overnight fame among the Whoniverse. A BAMF, a hero to many, and a beast at banging on pots with wooden spoons.
"When I grow up, I want to be just like Sue from Catering."
Sue from Catering by theatrebrat06 November 1, 2011
Collecting together money from your pockets, bag, around the house or down the back of the settee. Usually collected together to buy some small item like a pint of milk or a loaf of sliced bread. Therefore all the pennies and small change in copper will have an inordinate value.

May be used as a slightly offensive word if you have a group of people pooling all their money to buy a cheap bottle of wine between them or some similar object of desire.
Peter Stringfellow (The king of strip clubs) said recently 'The worst customers we have in here are groups of women (hen parties). They are always coppering together to buy one male stripper between them'.
Coppering by salina111 November 26, 2010

centeringitis 

In the design industry: an illness that is contracted through consistent client requests to center content: images, text, alignments, etc. The worst cases of centeringitis are seen through constant requests and even requests of having multiple central axis points on the same piece.
Johnny, I think I have contracted centeringitis and want to jump out the window.
centeringitis by ComicSans August 30, 2010
When used in the context of video games, Cratering refers to taking damage and/or dying from falling. Refers to the idea that when an object hits another object at high speed (in this case, your body hits the ground) it leaves a crater.
Hooray cratering into water when a death knight has waterwalking on.
Cratering by Shaytan November 15, 2016

Hooters is catering 

A generic reason to do anything, or get someone to come to a boring event.
I know funerals are depressing but look on the bright side, Hooters is catering.
Hooters is catering by Nathan Burns September 18, 2006