rat pack

See also: Rat Pack

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Etymology 1

Noun

rat pack (plural rat packs)

1. (UK, military, slang) A ration pack.

Etymology 2

Noun

rat pack (plural rat packs)

1. (US, dated, slang) A juvenile criminal gang.
   • 1964, United States. Congress, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates..., page 12346:

     […] the operation of one suspected murder gang — described by investigators as a rat pack of 20 to 30 Negro youths […]

   • 1974, Herbert L. Foster, Ribbin', Jivin', and Playin' the Dozens, page 91:

     […] gangs, fraternities, cliques, organizations, and "rat packs" have again begun to be reported.

Anagrams

• pack rat, pack-rat, packrat