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rat pack

noun, Slang.
1.
a close-knit group of people with common interests who participate in various professional and recreational activities together.
2.
Chiefly British. journalists or photographers as a group in relentless pursuit of celebrities.
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Word Origin and History for rat-pack
n.

"juvenile gang," 1951, from rat (n.) + pack (n.). In reference to a Hollywood circle around Frank Sinatra, from 1958.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang definitions & phrases for rat-pack

rat pack

noun phrase

A teenage street gang: juvenile gangs, sometimes called rat packs (1951+)

The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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