# Creative plurals for non-animal nouns **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 28, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940 "2009-05-28T16:48:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheMadHun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/1 "2009-05-28T16:48:54Z")
We’ve all seen the lists for animals, pride of lions, gaggle of geese, bevy of quail, pod of whales . . . But let’s coin some terms for non-animal nouns. a clutch of purses a clank of keys a pound of hammers a slick of hair gels a biscotti of delis a pod of iPods : ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/2 "2009-05-28T16:53:18Z")
a bunch of panties ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/3 "2009-05-28T17:04:08Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > a bunch of panties good!, but how about a Wad of Panties! I once made 7 birdies in a golf round, and my partner said i had a covey of birdies. ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/4 "2009-05-28T17:14:48Z")
a rook of chess players a smile of dentists a whistle of construction workers a trek of nerds a derivative of mathematicians a lopez of buttocks a bosom of receptionists a masturbation of virgins a scratch of deejays a moonwalk of breakdancers ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/5 "2009-05-29T18:00:54Z")
a whored of prostitutes. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/6 "2009-05-29T18:41:00Z")
a lot of auctioneers ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/7 "2009-05-29T18:44:37Z")
a lot of parking spaces? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/8 "2009-05-29T19:37:33Z")
A crash of penguins? Edited to add: NON-animal nouns. Bah. What about a “tin of cans”? ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/9 "2009-05-29T20:03:14Z")
a tile of scrabble players a funk of bassists a shred of guitarists an ego of lead singers a luck of gamblers a snoop of neighbors ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/10 "2009-05-29T20:04:27Z")
A writ of pencils A ring of telephones A thing of Gummi Bears ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/11 "2009-05-29T21:36:41Z")
a cite of Dopers:D ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/12 "2009-05-29T22:33:25Z")
It’s a teeming of Dopers. Duh. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/13 "2009-05-30T02:54:46Z")
A SACK of hammers (as in, “dumber than”) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/14 "2009-05-30T04:00:26Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > a whored of prostitutes. A flourish of strumpets. ---
**Author:** ![TheMadHun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/15 "2009-05-30T15:17:26Z")
a parse of split infinitives a gnarl of old cowpokes a rendering of lame racehorses a spark of loose mufflers ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/16 "2009-05-30T21:30:29Z")
From [Family Guy](http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/family-guy-jackee-harrys-grocey-shopper/7136790/): A desk of Cheez-Its and a Hammock of Cake. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/17 "2009-05-31T01:27:20Z")
a murder of assassins a twat of dildos a skull of caps ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/18 "2009-05-31T01:33:48Z")
a load of shit a dump of fecal matter a joint of weeds a line of coke a sack of balls ---
**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:** [May 31, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/19 "2009-05-31T01:37:33Z")
A silence of victims A kill of murderers A club of police officers A slab of coroners An objection of defense lawyers A condemnation of prosecutors A tapping of court reporters A belly of bailiffs A deliberation of jurors A ruling of magistrates A gaveling of judges ---
**Author:** ![TheMadHun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940/20 "2009-05-31T17:36:12Z")
a muddle of committees a determinant of jurors an indeterminant of hung-jury jurors a pummel of pomeloes a droop of mourners [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-plurals-for-non-animal-nouns/497940.md?page=2)