Rat Pack
Fifties Vegas crooners
The Rat Pack was a group of entertainers centered on Frank Sinatra in the 1950s and 60s, including Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop.
They performed together in Las Vegas and appeared in films like *Ocean's 11*.
The name suggests a close-knit group with swagger and irreverence.
By extension, any tight group of friends who carouse together: He and his rat pack hit the bars every Friday.
- Dean MartinMid-century crooner and actor
- croonersSoft, sentimental singers
- singersThose who vocalize melodies
- actorsThose playing roles
entertainers · performers · quintet · ensemble · brotherhood · camaraderie · friendship · loyalty
Nevada's gambling capital
- casinoFacility for wagering
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- loungeComfortable waiting room
- showroomRetail exhibition space
marquee · headliner · residency · neon · gambling · cocktails · stage · spotlight
Rhythmic big-band jazz genre
- big bandLarge jazz ensemble
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- crooningSinging softly, sentimentally
ballads · standards · variety show · comedy · banter · improvisation · timing · showmanship
Smoothly refined in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- dapperNeatly and stylishly dressed
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
slick · urbane · charming · charismatic · effortless · nonchalant · composed · unflappable
Showily luxurious
- ritzyShowily luxurious
- opulentOstentatiously wealthy
- luxuriousMarked by costly elegance
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
posh · chic · classy · upscale · lavish · plush · polished · refined
Decade after the fifties
- midcenturyAround the 1950s
- vintageQuality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
classic · nostalgia · yesteryear · Kennedy · Camelot · postwar · optimism · mod
Frank Sinatra
- Dean MartinMid-century crooner and actor
- croonersSoft, sentimental singers
- singersThose who vocalize melodies
actors · entertainers · performers · quintet · ensemble · brotherhood · camaraderie · friendship · loyalty · bonding
Las Vegas
Nevada's gambling capital
showroom · marquee · headliner · residency · neon · gambling · cocktails · stage · spotlight · engagement
swing music
Rhythmic big-band jazz genre
crooning · ballads · standards · variety show · comedy · banter · improvisation · timing · showmanship · Hollywood
suave
Smoothly refined in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- dapperNeatly and stylishly dressed
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
smooth · slick · urbane · charming · charismatic · effortless · nonchalant · composed · unflappable · poise
swanky
Showily luxurious
elegant · posh · chic · classy · upscale · lavish · plush · polished · refined · glitzy
1960s
Decade after the fifties
- midcenturyAround the 1950s
- vintageQuality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
golden age · classic · nostalgia · yesteryear · Kennedy · Camelot · postwar · optimism · mod · jet age
- Famous GroupsThe Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Fab Four, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones
- Las Vegascasino, slot machine, gambling, blackjack, poker
- Legendary TeamsFab Four, Steel Curtain, Purple People Eaters, All Blacks
- entertainment historyvaudeville, silent films, talkies, Hollywood, movie palaces
- packsknapsack, rucksack, multipack
Rat Packhippies
Countercultural youth of the sixties
counterculture · Beat Generation · punk rockers · flower children · folk revival
pack, package, packed, backpack, packing, unpack, packs, repack, prepacked