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Collective nouns

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  • 10-10-2007 11:46am
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    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭


    I know this has probably been done before, sue me.
    Anyone got anymore to add?

    A plethora of lispers
    A mingling of broken vases
    A tenet of palindromes
    A hotbed of quilts
    A veneer of newscasters
    A brace of orthodontists
    A rash of dermatologists
    A chain of lynx
    A gaggle of censors (or comedians)
    An amalgam of dentists
    A cast of orthopedists
    A slew of retired hit men
    A box of pugilists
    A concert of yes men
    A flash of paparazzi
    A bunch of florists
    A sum of adders
    A set of hairdressers
    A herd of otologists
    A lot of:
    salt
    realtors
    parking attendants
    auctioneers
    A column of architects
    A ring of jewelers
    A great deal of used-car salesmen
    A jam of tarts
    A sentence of judges
    A load of cobblers
    An expectation of midwives
    An annoyance of neighbours
    A melody of violinists
    An impatience of wives
    A conflagration of arsonists
    An illusion of magicians
    A horde of misers
    An exaggeration of fishermen
    A yearning of yesterdays
    A ponder of philosophers
    A nucleus of physicists
    A portfolio of stockbrokers
    A flush of plumbers
    A corps of anatomists
    A bodge of DIYers
    A scoop of journalists
    A decanter of publicans


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    mickrourke
    Registered Users Posts: 686 ✭✭✭mickrourke


    A charge of Electricians


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    #3
    JimmyO
    Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭JimmyO


    A string of guitarists


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    The Hill Billy
    Registered Users Posts: 22,778 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    A hod of bricklayers
    A rumour of gossips
    A mess of plasterers
    A review of critics
    A bed of sleepers
    A blame of scapegoats
    A cogitation of philosophers
    A reconciliation of accountants
    A survey of engineers
    A sleaze of politicians
    An abend of programmers
    A stroke of cardiologists
    A galaxy of astronomers
    A sneer of cynics


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    Oliverdog
    Registered Users Posts: 968 ✭✭✭Oliverdog


    My personal favourite -

    A wunch of Bankers.


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    #6
    patmac
    Registered Users Posts: 7,575 ✭✭✭patmac


    A banned(band) of moderators?


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    #7
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    A shower of baxtards.


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    The Hill Billy
    Registered Users Posts: 22,778 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    A gripe of Feedback posters
    A moan of PI posters
    A giggle of Humour posters
    A drill of Gardening & DIY posters
    A skool of Spell Czechs posters


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    fastrac
    Registered Users Posts: 718 ✭✭✭fastrac


    A complaint of Farmers


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    #10
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    An oxter of carpets.


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    The Hill Billy
    Registered Users Posts: 22,778 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    A string of thongs
    A bevy of drinkers
    An ooo-ooo-ooo of p0rn-stars (f)
    An ugh-ugh-ugh of p0rn-stars (m)
    A plummet of sky-divers
    A gush of oil workers
    An obesity of Americans
    A shrug of Frenchmen
    An àrsepinch of Italians
    A roll of Swiss
    A bore of Belgians
    A whirl of Viennese
    A mob of Sicilians


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