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Meaning of rat pack | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. 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.
    historical, informal
  2. A ration pack.
    UK, slang
  3. A juvenile criminal gang.
    US, dated, slang

Equivalents

עברית פק״ל

Examples

“[…] 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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

rat pit rat poison Rat Portage rat printing office rat race rat racer

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