Collective nouns

joanlawson
joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
edited 7. Aug 2010, 04:50 in Community Chit-chat archive
Do you know any collective nouns :?: eg:

A litter of bins

A crumble of biscuits

An anorak of nerds

A spike of hedgehogs

A gazump of estate agents

A waffle of MPs

A spin of spokespeople

A piffle of philosophers

A sty of male chauvinists

A hobble of AC members

Can you add to the list :?: :?:
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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    How about

    a dunce of pupils
    a crime of prisoners
    a fibber of used car salesmen
    a trash of dustmen
    a scoop of ice cream vans
    a ticket of traffic wardens
    a cop of policemen
    a splash of swimmers
    a sprint of athletes
    a punch of boxers (fighting people, not a style of men's underwear)
    a blush of shy people
    a retreat of cowards
    a medal of heroes

    Any good? DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,848
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    If it were mens chundies DD

    It would have to be a bunch of boxers ...

    Eeeeuuuuwwww!!!

    thes are good girls - keep it up :wink:

    Love

    Brain-dead Toni xx
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    a prayer of preachers
    a chalk of teachers
    a brush of painters
    a tack of carpenters
    a clank of milkmen
    a run of athletes
    a twist of gymnasts

    DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • tarasmygirl
    tarasmygirl Member Posts: 70
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Can't think of any to add just now, but the ones already posted are priceless. thanks for a good laugh everyone

    Cath
  • annie_mial
    annie_mial Member Posts: 5,614
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    A piddle of dogs
    A fluff of kittens
    A grouse of men
    A chatter of women
    A kick of footballers


    .....and my favourite 'real' ones.........a charm of goldfinches and a murder of crows.

    Annie
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Some real ones:

    a clowder of cats
    a labour of moles
    a skulk of foxes
    a sloth of bears
    a smuck of jellyfish

    DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks for your contributions, DD, Toni, B/Cham, Del, and Annie. Here's a few more:

    A giggle of girls

    A posse of policemen

    A hiss of lisps

    A pomposity of professors

    A mischief of mice

    A bloat of hippos

    A lounge of lizards

    A rhumba of rattlesnakes

    A murmuration of starlings ( I like that one, and I think it is the correct collective noun for starlings )
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  • livinglegend
    livinglegend Member Posts: 1,425
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    A splat of seagulls.

    A pipe of plumbers.

    A rolling of wheelie bins.

    A crash of computers.

    A disturbance of mowers.

    A snoring of beds.

    A watching of TVs.

    A crumple of ironing.

    A mixup of socks.

    Joseph 8)
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  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks for those Joseph. Some very good ones :lol::lol:

    Can you think of a good one for speed bumps :?: :lol:
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  • mummyb
    mummyb Member Posts: 1,231
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    A noise of boys (small ones that is)
    A flounce of girls (teenage ones)
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    a de-celeration of speed bumps?
    an interruption of speed bumps?
    a nuisance of speed bumps - ha! that works!
    a jolting of speed bumps?
    a bounce of speed bumps?
    a jolt of speed bumps?

    any good?

    More real ones:

    a bench of bishops
    a drove of cattle
    a gang of elk
    a muster of peacocks
    a nide of pheasant

    Is pheasant the same in the plural as singular? Like salmon and sheep? Or should it be pheasants? That doesn't sound right, somehow. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    a de-celeration of speed bumps?
    an interruption of speed bumps?
    a nuisance of speed bumps - ha! that works!
    a jolting of speed bumps?
    a bounce of speed bumps?
    a jolt of speed bumps?


    Thanks, DD. Joseph will appreciate these 8) :D
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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    a wince of physiotherapists
    a jab of nurses
    a block of receptionists
    a performance of administrators


    Yup, DD's been to the hospital again.
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    a shock of electricians
    a hod of builders
    a frame of scaffolders
    a smear of plasterers
    a pipe of plumbers
    a whiff of gas fitters

    a swell of sailors
    a tank of soldiers
    a flight of airmen

    a confusion of lawyers
    a bill of bankers
    a prod of doctors
    a shout of teachers
    a strut of actors
    a con of insurers
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • marion1952
    marion1952 Member Posts: 963
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    A sparkle of stars

    A squish of snails

    A leaping of lords



    Marion
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thank you for all your contributions to this thread. There are some very inventive collective nouns. Well done DD in particular :!: :D:D
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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I have just realised that I inadvertently copied livinglegend. Ooooops! How about this?

    a ballcock of plumbers or
    a bilge of plumbers (too seafaring?) or
    a copper of plumbers or
    a drain of plumbers

    Ah, the last one works fine!

    a plod of waiters
    a pull of landlords
    a punch of bouncers
    an expense of taxi-drivers
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • joanlawson
    joanlawson Member Posts: 8,681
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well done, DD :!: :!: :D:D

    A cornucopia of dreamdaisies :D
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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    an entertainment of joanlawsons. :D
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben

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