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"Whether it's a shrewdness of apes or a zeal of zebras, lots of animals have bizarre names when they cluster into crowds."
What would be some modern collective names for today's world, not limited to animals? A groan of Deplorables? A Lesbian of secrets? A soy of vegans?
| by Anonymous | reply 79 | October 23, 2018 3:32 PM |
Obviously, there is a Gaggle of Gays
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | October 22, 2018 8:56 PM |
A Durrell of Endangered Species.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | October 22, 2018 8:58 PM |
A misery of fundamentalists.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | October 22, 2018 8:59 PM |
And obviously, a basket of deplorables. Maybe a comrade of trolls?
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | October 22, 2018 9:00 PM |
I love that a group of otters is called a romp. I'd sure as hell like to have a romp with a group of otters.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | October 22, 2018 9:08 PM |
A parliament of owls is the best one, hands down.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | October 22, 2018 9:19 PM |
Murder of crows. How did "murder" become a collective for crows? Are they gangstas?
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | October 22, 2018 9:38 PM |
A swamp of trumpsters..
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | October 22, 2018 9:38 PM |
A Bustle of Senatrixes
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | October 22, 2018 9:51 PM |
An Impotence of Kavanaughs
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | October 22, 2018 9:52 PM |
A Betrayal of Collinses
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | October 22, 2018 9:52 PM |
A Fake of Flakes
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | October 22, 2018 9:54 PM |
An Embarrassment of Ryans
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | October 22, 2018 9:54 PM |
A Loathing of McConnells
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | October 22, 2018 9:55 PM |
A Catastrophe of Cruzes
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | October 22, 2018 9:56 PM |
An Oozing of Manaforts
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | October 22, 2018 9:57 PM |
An Excretion of Trumps
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | October 22, 2018 9:59 PM |
A rottenness of republicans
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | October 22, 2018 10:26 PM |
A Cuddle of Fraus.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | October 22, 2018 10:26 PM |
A Vapor of Ladybirds.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | October 22, 2018 10:28 PM |
....
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | October 22, 2018 10:37 PM |
A vomitorium of bulimics
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | October 22, 2018 10:41 PM |
A caftan of Dataloungers
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | October 22, 2018 10:42 PM |
A hissing of Eldergays
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | October 22, 2018 10:42 PM |
A string of pearl-clutchers
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | October 22, 2018 10:46 PM |
A concupiscence of cocksuckers.
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | October 22, 2018 10:47 PM |
A belittling of bottoms
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | October 22, 2018 10:48 PM |
A disgruntlement of lesbians.
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | October 22, 2018 10:55 PM |
Ostentation of peacocks is my favorite. Clash of rhinos. Conspiracy of ravens.
Lick of lesbians.
A kleptomania of politicians. A slaughter of generals. A gang of bankers.
| by Anonymous | reply 29 | October 22, 2018 11:08 PM |
Why did these collective animal names develop? Why not just refer to them as a group?
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | October 22, 2018 11:10 PM |
A mince of gays.
A swagger of lesbians.
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | October 22, 2018 11:13 PM |
A trample Of transwomen
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | October 22, 2018 11:16 PM |
A fiddle of fairies 🧚‍♀️
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | October 22, 2018 11:16 PM |
A klatch of Kweens
| by Anonymous | reply 34 | October 22, 2018 11:17 PM |
A nesting of nellies
| by Anonymous | reply 35 | October 22, 2018 11:17 PM |
A basement of incels
| by Anonymous | reply 36 | October 22, 2018 11:18 PM |
A dragoon of drag queens
| by Anonymous | reply 37 | October 22, 2018 11:19 PM |
A bustle of bottoms
| by Anonymous | reply 38 | October 22, 2018 11:19 PM |
A swagger of studs
| by Anonymous | reply 39 | October 22, 2018 11:20 PM |
A prance of ponies
| by Anonymous | reply 40 | October 22, 2018 11:21 PM |
[quote] How did "murder" become a collective for crows? Are they gangstas?
Yes, yes they are.
| by Anonymous | reply 41 | October 22, 2018 11:24 PM |
A strut of tops.
| by Anonymous | reply 42 | October 22, 2018 11:24 PM |
A cacophony of toddlers.
| by Anonymous | reply 43 | October 22, 2018 11:26 PM |
A conspiracy of Trumps.
| by Anonymous | reply 44 | October 22, 2018 11:29 PM |
A Hillary of crooks
| by Anonymous | reply 45 | October 22, 2018 11:38 PM |
Two real ones: an Unkindness of Ravens and a Blush of Boys.
New ones?
A Twee of Bed & Breakfasts
A Snub of Brooklynites
A Gin of British Journalists
A Bray of Australians
A Dubstep of Eurotrash
An Annoyance of Youtube stars
A Shitstain of Trump Supporters
| by Anonymous | reply 46 | October 22, 2018 11:39 PM |
[quote] A trample Of transwomen
Tranple
| by Anonymous | reply 47 | October 22, 2018 11:42 PM |
A poz-ze of gay men
| by Anonymous | reply 48 | October 22, 2018 11:45 PM |
A diarrhea of alt-righters.
| by Anonymous | reply 49 | October 22, 2018 11:46 PM |
A foaming of freepers
| by Anonymous | reply 50 | October 22, 2018 11:48 PM |
A wriggle of whores
| by Anonymous | reply 51 | October 22, 2018 11:54 PM |
A Lisp of Femmes
| by Anonymous | reply 52 | October 22, 2018 11:55 PM |
A Donald of morons
| by Anonymous | reply 53 | October 23, 2018 12:01 AM |
A Confederacy of Dunces
| by Anonymous | reply 54 | October 23, 2018 12:10 AM |
A chaste of virgins
A dilation of porn stars
A rattle of wives
A faze of husbands
| by Anonymous | reply 55 | October 23, 2018 1:05 AM |
A plethora of peen.
| by Anonymous | reply 56 | October 23, 2018 1:23 AM |
A fleece of lawyers
A symptom of pharmacists
A morgue of doctors
| by Anonymous | reply 57 | October 23, 2018 1:28 AM |
A Closet of Scientologists
| by Anonymous | reply 58 | October 23, 2018 1:32 AM |
A bonesaw of Arabs.
| by Anonymous | reply 59 | October 23, 2018 1:39 AM |
A 1968 book collected more than 100 of these groups. It’s called “An Exaltation of Larks.” The author was James Lipton, who later became known as the host of Inside the Actor’s Studio.
| by Anonymous | reply 60 | October 23, 2018 2:05 AM |
A kettle of bald eagles. No... not for supper. Also, a convocation of eagles.
| by Anonymous | reply 61 | October 23, 2018 2:10 AM |
A quorum of indecisives
| by Anonymous | reply 62 | October 23, 2018 2:14 AM |
A gurgle of babies
| by Anonymous | reply 63 | October 23, 2018 2:14 AM |
A bother of young people
| by Anonymous | reply 64 | October 23, 2018 2:15 AM |
An obsession of fangurls.
| by Anonymous | reply 65 | October 23, 2018 2:18 AM |
"A desire of suitors."
| by Anonymous | reply 66 | October 23, 2018 2:23 AM |
A strangle of serial killers.
A filth of children.
| by Anonymous | reply 67 | October 23, 2018 2:25 AM |
A flamboyance of drag queens
| by Anonymous | reply 68 | October 23, 2018 2:52 AM |
An Annoyance of Millennials
| by Anonymous | reply 69 | October 23, 2018 4:55 AM |
A Presentation of Holes.
| by Anonymous | reply 70 | October 23, 2018 1:37 PM |
A Jail-Cell of straight men.
| by Anonymous | reply 71 | October 23, 2018 1:40 PM |
A wrangle Of wangs
| by Anonymous | reply 72 | October 23, 2018 1:53 PM |
A sink hole of selfies
| by Anonymous | reply 73 | October 23, 2018 1:57 PM |
A hail of Marys
| by Anonymous | reply 74 | October 23, 2018 2:02 PM |
An outhouse of tr(D)umps
| by Anonymous | reply 76 | October 23, 2018 2:34 PM |
A stirring of trolls
| by Anonymous | reply 77 | October 23, 2018 2:37 PM |
A Murdoch of Bullshit
(more a measure than a collective, but I think it works = equal to 500 tons or one copy of any given Murdoch-owned newspaper, whichever comes first).
| by Anonymous | reply 78 | October 23, 2018 3:32 PM |
A cupping of nuts
| by Anonymous | reply 79 | October 23, 2018 3:32 PM |
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