Collective Nouns.

[trapperjohn]

So SWMBO saw 9 yes 9 magpies in our back yard today they were altogether in a :- TITTERING, TIDING, GULP, MURDER or CHARM* as more than 1 is known.

BTW according to the rhyme 9 magpies heralds a kiss.

There are some real off the wall Collective Nouns. Anyone get any good ones real or made up? Such as a "Wallet" of Bankers.

 

[developer]

Forum of Trolls

 

[Chrishazle]

I thought it was a wunch of bankers!!

PS - IIRC it's a murder of magpies.

 

[Harrythedog]

Take you pick

List of collective nouns - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Bellow]

New words for modern phenomena: a collaboration of collective nouns - This Britain - UK - The Independent

Scroll toward the bottom to find them, eg a gazump of estate agents.

 

[IanA2]

Funnily enough MrsA2 and I were having this conversation this morning in regard to glasses as I have to collect several pairs for re-glazing to a new prescription. Best we could come of with was an ogle of glasses.

BTW Have you ever seen a Magpie very close up? Their colouring is wonderful.

 

[Ted]

Also a murder of crows.

I like a parliament of owls.

 

[Satch]

A Curse of lawyers

 

[Harrythedog]

A nightmare of wives

 

[markjay]

 

[HR17]

A whore of prostitutes.

 

[LTD]

A whore of prostitutes.

Would that not be a cower of shunts ?

 

[BEJ]

My old French master came up with 'a bottom of cyclists'

 

[HB]

A Vat of fraudsters

 

[moonloops]

An oxidation of Mercedes ?

 

[markjay]

A pot of junkies

 

[LTD]

A trough of MPs.

 

[LTD]

A nursery of pedophiles

 

[donubenz]

A wrist of wan***s

 

[markjay]

A drove of cars