Fun with Collective Nouns
Over a wonderfully tasty lunch of Sonny’s hamburgers (oh, yes … they are the best!), Courtney, Jimision and I had some fun with what we first called “bunch of’s” and “grouping terms”, then later found out were actually collective nouns. Here are the ones we came up with … a few of which are a bit unorthodox ;) :
Napkin 1
- a murder of crows
- a herd of sheep
- a hive of villany
- a pod of whales
- a flock of geese
- a pride of lions
- a guild of nerds
* a bundle of twigs
* a school of fish
* a band of brothers
* a field of dreams
* a league of heroes
* a swarm of bees
* a colony of ants
* a pack of wolves
* a bushel of apples
* a calvacade of stars
* a cluster of grapes
* a brigade of bombs
* a gang of thugs
* a wave of grain
* a kilo of coke
* a heap of trouble
* a line of suspects
* a batch of cookies
* a carton of cigarettes
* a cast of charactes
Napkin 2
- a caravan of camels
- a drive of dragons
- a drove of hum-vees
- a sisterhood of traveling pants
- a brotherhood of monks
- a march of dimes
- a head of hairs
- a stack of cups
- a house of cards
- a bag of tricks
- a round of bullets
- a chamber of secrets
- a fist of fury
- a tray of ice
- a bunch of bananas
- a load of crap
- a pinch of salt
- a pile of leaves
- a crew of sailors
- a fleet of ships
Napkin 3
- a tribe of indians
- a battalion of soldiers
- a gathering of magic
- a church of believers
- a bouquet of flowers
- a forest of trees
- a box of chocolates
- a string of pearls
- a book of spells
- a barrel of monkeys
- a range of mountains
- a chain of fools
- a hall of presidents
- a walk of shame
- a row of chairs
- a flight of Conchords
- a carol of bells
- a Schrute of mistakes
Napkin 4
- a pair of shoes
- a parade of cars
- a circus of clowns
- a Squad of 5-0
- a rack of lamb
- a set of clubs
- a cloud of smoke
- a ring of fire
- a collection of stamps
- a village of idiots
- a World of Warcraft
- a den of thieves
- a series of Unfortunate Events
- a lawn of grass
- a class of students
- a stream of conscience
"What do you call a bunch of losers?" - Oscar
"Us!" - Courtney
For more fun with collective nouns you should probably check out some of these articles. Enjoy!
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