# Make up your own collective nouns (fiction AND nonfiction) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 30, 2008, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029 "2008-11-30T06:09:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/41 "2008-12-02T04:56:43Z")
A tribe of Q-Tips. A \_\_\_\_ of screaming adolescent girls. ---
**Author:** ![Sleel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Sleel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleel)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/42 "2008-12-02T05:13:16Z")
_A tinnitus of screaming adolescent girls._ A \_\_\_\_\_ of internet trolls. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/43 "2008-12-02T05:17:23Z")
Oh, that’s a good one! A winner is you of internet trolls. A \_\_\_\_\_ of forum mods. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/44 "2008-12-02T05:42:28Z")
An admonition of forum mods A \_\_\_\_ of Priuses ---
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/45 "2008-12-02T08:00:35Z")
A guilt trip of Priuses A \_\_\_\_\_\_ of pirates ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/46 "2008-12-02T09:04:34Z")
A cutlass of pirates A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of garden gnomes ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/47 "2008-12-02T09:22:16Z")
An annoyance of garden gnomes. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of department store Santas. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/48 "2008-12-02T14:05:05Z")
A jollity of department store Santas. A \_\_\_\_ of mermaids. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/49 "2008-12-02T14:08:11Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > A jollity of department store Santas. > A \_\_\_\_ of mermaids. A fishtale of mermaids A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of computer mouses (mice?) ---
**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:** [December 2, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/50 "2008-12-02T14:48:11Z")
A clique\* of computer mice. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of nerds. \*Get it? Heheheheheheh. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/51 "2008-12-02T15:10:08Z")
A convention of nerds. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/52 "2008-12-02T15:11:10Z")
A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of video games. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/53 "2008-12-02T15:55:32Z")
A playstation of video games A\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of vaginas ---
**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:** [December 2, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/54 "2008-12-02T16:34:53Z")
A cashbox of vaginas. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of red-nosed Reindeer ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/55 "2008-12-02T16:35:23Z")
A snatch of vaginas. (I can’t believe I said that.) A \_\_\_\_ of icicles ---
**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:** [December 2, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/56 "2008-12-02T16:37:20Z")
A rudolph of red-nosed Reindeer A drip of icicles. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of snowballs. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/57 "2008-12-02T16:47:12Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > A rudolph of red-nosed Reindeer > > A drip of icicles. > > A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of snowballs. A **quiver** of snowballs. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of orcs. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/58 "2008-12-02T17:45:43Z")
A monster of Orcs A\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of testicles\* \*bag is not allowed ---
**Author:** ![criminey.jicket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@criminey.jicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/criminey.jicket)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/59 "2008-12-02T17:52:52Z")
A pendulum of testicles. A \_\_\_\_\_ of Tribbles. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/60 "2008-12-03T02:17:23Z")
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