Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rat pack

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: rat -pack
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage; Slang

noun

A juvenile criminal gang.

American usage; Dated; Slang

name

An informal group of showbusiness entertainers associated with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and who ultimately made movies and appeared together in Las Vegas casino venues.

Informal

Example Sentences

"[…] the operation of one suspected murder gang — described by investigators as a rat pack of 20 to 30 Negro youths […]"
"[…] gangs, fraternities, cliques, organizations, and "rat packs" have again begun to be reported."

Usage

British usage
Slang
American usage
Dated
Informal

Inflected Forms

rat packs (plural) the Rat Pack (canonical)

Phrases

Brat Pack Frat Pack Splat Pack

Questions

What does rat pack mean?: A ration pack.

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