# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/121 "2008-12-05T13:36:30Z")
A melting of snowmen A\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_of coasters ---
**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 5, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/122 "2008-12-05T14:37:08Z")
A tabletop of coasters. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of insurance salesmen. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/123 "2008-12-05T15:07:44Z")
A disclaimer of insurance salesmen. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of multibillion dollar U.S. government bailouts. ---
**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 5, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/124 "2008-12-05T15:18:08Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > A disclaimer of insurance salesmen. > > A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of multibillion dollar U.S. government bailouts. An unlimited amount of multibillion dollar U.S. government bailouts. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of cookbooks ---
**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 5, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/125 "2008-12-05T15:22:40Z")
A pinch of cookbooks. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of Country Western singers. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/126 "2008-12-05T15:38:03Z")
Too easy: A twang of country-Western singers. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of Picassos ---
**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 5, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/127 "2008-12-05T15:40:54Z")
A treasure of Picassos. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of plumbers. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/128 "2008-12-05T15:51:05Z")
A flood of plumbers A\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of nipples ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/129 "2008-12-05T16:26:39Z")
A tweak of nipples. A \_\_\_\_ of DVDs. ---
**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 5, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/130 "2008-12-05T16:35:16Z")
A shiny of DVDs. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of prostitutes. ---
**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 5, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/131 "2008-12-05T17:00:05Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of prostitutes. A whored of prostitutes 😃 A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of puns ---
**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 5, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/132 "2008-12-05T17:12:02Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > A whored of prostitutes 😃 … Nice. 😉 A punoply of puns. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of _very_ pregnant women. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/133 "2008-12-05T17:22:42Z")
A fecundity of \*very \*pregnant women. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of smoke detectors. ---
**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 5, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/134 "2008-12-05T19:25:35Z")
An alertness of smoke detectors. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of Dopers. Woohoo! I broke the 12,000-post mark! ---
**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 5, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/135 "2008-12-05T19:28:30Z")
A snark of Dopers. 😉 A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of Marshmallow Peeps. ---
**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 5, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/136 "2008-12-05T19:30:03Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of Marshmallow Peeps. An explosion of Marshmallow Peeps A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of OJ’s ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/137 "2008-12-05T19:48:43Z")
A gotcha of OJs or a squeeze of OJs, depending on what you meant! A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of telephones ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/138 "2008-12-05T19:55:43Z")
A cell of telephones. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of Trekkies. ---
**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 5, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/139 "2008-12-05T20:00:05Z")
A roddenberry of Trekkies (or Trekkers, as many prefer). A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of _Firefly_ fans. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029/140 "2008-12-05T21:51:49Z")
A tightpants of _Firefly_ fans. A \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of virgin brides. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-own-collective-nouns-fiction-and-nonfiction/475029.md?page=8)