# It's that time again...Collective Nouns! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2009, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929 "2009-11-01T11:32:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/1 "2009-11-01T11:32:46Z")
A jumpin’ couch of scientologists OR a clam chowder of scientologists A daywalk of gingers A gaga of attention whores\* An overflow of toilets A haggard of closets\*\* \*Poke her face! \*\*As in Ted. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/2 "2009-11-01T11:50:24Z")
A Winehouse of Trainwrecks ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/3 "2009-11-01T13:08:51Z")
Back in the early 90s Lady Chance’s boss, a (literally) grizzled 60-year old Navy veteran used the phrase "a hazard of kids’ in front of her. It’s stuck in our household, I can tell you that. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/4 "2009-11-01T14:03:18Z")
A scare of trick-or-treaters ---
**Author:** ![Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/5 "2009-11-01T15:05:21Z")
A palin of moose A hurl of sickness bags A dope of Tour de France competitors A creep of crotchless fursuits Yes, I realise I might get myself pitted for the last one. ---
**Author:** ![Ad\_Astra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Ad\_Astra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ad_Astra)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/6 "2009-11-02T02:03:34Z")
[This](http://wondermark.com/566/) might be of some use. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/7 "2009-11-02T02:16:15Z")
A farrah of poster blondes. I got nothing. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/8 "2009-11-02T18:40:55Z")
a bribe of politicians ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/9 "2009-11-02T19:00:29Z")
A bristol of unwed teen mothers. A speidi of attention whores.\* A gosselin of divorcees A popped collar of douchebags An emo of teenagers A lohan of rehab patients - Because Gaga ain’t got nuffin’ on those two. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/10 "2009-11-02T19:01:14Z")
A minefield of flutes. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/11 "2009-11-02T19:09:04Z")
A busket of hairy snatches or A topiary of trimmed twat or A prunery of bald beavers depending on your, umm, gardening preferences… A Norris of Martial Artists A Beck of Nutters ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/12 "2009-11-02T20:36:53Z")
A Gimp of Shortbussers A Pulchritude of Lady Dopers ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/13 "2009-11-02T20:52:34Z")
\*\*A Great Deal of Card Players A Briston of Shepherds\*\* (forgive me!} **A Bang of Geeks**. A really big group is a **Big Bang of Geeks** \*\*A Shuttle of Astronauts A Thundering Herd of Cats\*\* (_Clowder_ my butt.) \*\*A Symphony of Tweets An Annoyance of Spam\*\* or **A Styfull of Span** \*\*A Giveaway of Chick Tracts An Omniscience of Dopers\*\* ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/14 "2009-11-02T21:06:19Z")
A Bile of Old Men A Foie of Chefs ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/15 "2009-11-02T21:13:05Z")
A gossip of paparazzi. A gel of lighting techs. A hiiiiii of celebrities. (You know, that horrid fake ‘hiiii’ they say when they don’t want anything to do with you but they want to appear friendly because the cameras are watching…) ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/16 "2009-11-02T21:45:31Z")
A shank of inmates A Paris of celebrity sex tapes A fence of neighbors An ohemgee of orgasms A lucite of strippers ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/17 "2009-11-02T23:06:42Z")
A Flush of Casinos A Larceny of Liquor Stores A Haggle of Hookers An Addle of addicts ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/18 "2009-11-03T06:29:30Z")
A snack pak of vomit… ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/19 "2009-11-04T00:31:18Z")
A Privyvangelism of Bible tracts. A bundle of faggots. A-cup of Flockharts. A geesle of gags. A paroxism (two) of rocks. ---
**Author:** ![Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929/20 "2009-11-04T01:10:26Z")
A squabble of Republicans. A dithering of Democrats. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-that-time-again-collective-nouns/515929.md?page=2)