# A murder of crows. Make up your own collective noun. **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 19, 2018, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370 "2018-06-19T06:24:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/1 "2018-06-19T06:24:14Z")
A mess of children. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/2 "2018-06-19T06:29:12Z")
Ever see kittens play fight? Where they roll around in a ball. We call that a ‘hairball of kitties’ ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/3 "2018-06-19T07:28:50Z")
A dumpster of children. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/4 "2018-06-19T12:47:03Z")
A wall of Trump supporters. ---
**Author:** ![BobBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/5 "2018-06-19T12:59:12Z")
A skank of barflys ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/6 "2018-06-19T14:53:54Z")
A shivering of Christmas carolers ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/7 "2018-06-19T15:36:28Z")
A comedy of hyenas. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/8 "2018-06-19T15:45:41Z")
An encumbrance of relatives ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/9 "2018-06-19T16:34:43Z")
A dank-dark-den of Dopers. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/10 "2018-06-19T18:11:56Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > A wall of Trump supporters. I would have said a MAGA of Trump supporters… A hangover of Partygoers. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/11 "2018-06-19T20:14:46Z")
A hunka-hunka Elvis Impersonators. ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/12 "2018-06-19T20:30:34Z")
A dispute of Dopers – a pit of Dopers? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/13 "2018-06-19T20:33:47Z")
A slimeball of slugs. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/14 "2018-06-19T20:36:05Z")
A quiver of chihuahuas. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/15 "2018-06-19T20:37:19Z")
A bridge of trolls. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/16 "2018-06-19T20:38:12Z")
A subscription of neurotics. (Because the all have many issues.) ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/17 "2018-06-20T00:42:11Z")
A habit of nuns ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/18 "2018-06-20T01:05:11Z")
A bang of onomatopoeticisms. ---
**Author:** ![SuperAbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@SuperAbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperAbe)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/19 "2018-06-20T02:46:24Z")
A bastion of barristers. A secant of no-see-ums. A fidget of ferrets. A digeredoo of kangaroos. A mullet of hockey players. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/20 "2018-06-20T02:52:27Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > A wall of Trump supporters. A Congress of deplorables. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370.md?page=2)