# A murder of crows.  Make up your own collective noun.

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![LegendHasit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/legendhasit/32/8246_2.png) [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/141 "2020-06-24T14:27:35Z")

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a biting of mosquitos

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/142 "2020-06-24T20:52:11Z")

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A wave of royalty

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/143 "2020-06-25T13:24:40Z")

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A cult of Trump supporters.

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**Author:** ![LegendHasit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/legendhasit/32/8246_2.png) [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/144 "2020-06-25T14:20:26Z")

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a topple of statues

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/145 "2020-06-25T14:23:27Z")

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A march of BLM activists.

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**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 29, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/146 "2020-06-29T03:19:49Z")

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A smooch of kisses.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/147 "2020-06-29T09:53:57Z")

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A crash of computers.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/148 "2020-06-29T15:16:59Z")

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A grumble of seniors.

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**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/149 "2020-06-30T01:51:24Z")

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A privilege of Karens. (sighted on FB, can’t take credit for this myself)

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**Author:** ![LegendHasit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/legendhasit/32/8246_2.png) [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/150 "2020-06-30T03:33:18Z")

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a covering of masks

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/151 "2020-06-30T03:35:51Z")

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An altruism of masks  
A grumble of gnats  
A drumline of woodpeckers  
A bullhorn of blue-jays  
A stank of skinheads  
A mullet of MAGAts  
A hush of Quakers  
A swipe of photos  
A trump of lies  
A slither of Senate Republicans

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**Author:** ![LegendHasit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/legendhasit/32/8246_2.png) [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/152 "2020-06-30T16:30:36Z")

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an empty of holes

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/153 "2020-06-30T16:32:02Z")

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a skank of crack hos

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/154 "2020-07-08T05:06:51Z")

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An annoyance of vuvuzelas.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/155 "2020-07-08T13:37:39Z")

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A whew of hot summer days.

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**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/156 "2020-07-09T23:31:02Z")

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During a late night grad school bull session we determined it is definitely:

A plethora of theorists

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/157 "2020-07-09T23:57:43Z")

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An ahhh of air conditioning.

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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/158 "2020-07-11T03:44:34Z")

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A circumference of mohels.  
A superfluity of anti-vaxxers.  
A rash of poison ivy.  
A concurrency of interpreters.  
A tractate of rabbis.  
A redundancy of guppies.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/159 "2020-07-11T04:00:28Z")

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A clutch of purses.

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**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-of-crows-make-up-your-own-collective-noun/816370/160 "2020-07-15T17:09:23Z")

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A cite of Dopers.

> prolly been done\<

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