rat pack
Americannoun
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a close-knit group of people with common interests who participate in various professional and recreational activities together.
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Chiefly British. journalists or photographers as a group in relentless pursuit of celebrities.
Example Sentences
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And while you’re there beware of England’s own pitfalls, from the Baden-Baden rat pack, to Steve McClaren’s excitable dead ends, to the abrupt congealment of the Capello years.
From The Guardian • Jun. 25, 2018
There was always a New York rat pack element to this administration, more social than partisan.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2017
Ol' Blue Eyes was back in 2006, when West End show Sinatra at the London Palladium used cutting-edge technology to bring the rat pack singer to life on stage.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2015
Mr. Tisci has dressed Ms. Welch for the Grammys and the Met Gala, and made her part of his celebrity rat pack along with Kanye West and Liv Tyler.
From New York Times • May 22, 2015
Conning the kids, he becomes the head rodent of the rat pack.
From Time Magazine Archive
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