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FICTITIOUS
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
CAR MECHANICS TO
DUNG BEETLES |
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CAR
MECHANICS |
An ESTIMATE
of car mechanics.
Ken Jaffe |
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CAR
PARTS |
A CLUTCH
of car parts.
Ezz Bish |
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CAR
RACERS |
AN ACCELERATION
of car racers.
Ken Jaffe |
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CAR
SALESMEN |
A GREAT
DEAL of car salesmen.
Eric
Keenleyside and Nou |
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CARD SHARKS |
A TRICK
of card sharks.
Ian Keoppen |
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CARPENTERS |
A CABINET
of carpenters.
John Barron
A
PLANK of carpenters.
Jerry
Miakush |
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CASHIERS |
A REGISTER of cashiers.
Ken Jaffe |
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CATS |
A CLAW
of cats.
Fran Wheeler
A
CURIOSITY
of cats.
Sam Overman
A
CONFERENCE of cats.
Meg Leigh |
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CELEBRITIES |
A
SLEAZINESS of celebrities.
Simon West |
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CELL PHONE PLAN |
A RANSOM
of cell phone plans
Teresa |
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CHAMPAGNE MAKERS |
A BUBBLE
of champagne makers.
Sam Overman |
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CHEFS |
A POT
of chefs.
Tig Dupre
A
DASH
of chefs.
Ken Jaffe
An
ARROGANCE of chefs.
David |
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CHESS PLAYERS |
A
MATING of chess players.
Mal Walker |
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CHIHUAHUAS |
A TEETH
of Chihuahuas
Christina
Gonzales
A
YAP
or a SHAKER of Chihuahuas.
Linda
Compton A
TREMBLING of
Chihuahuas.
David
A QUAKE
of Chihuahuas
Teresa |
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CHILDREN
|
A GIGGLE
of children
Sent
in by Sarah Smith
A
CHALLENGE
or CHEEK of children. Krysia Jones
A
MAELSTROM
of children.
Rob Crespo
A
CACOPHONY of children.
David
A
WHINE of children
Teresa
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CITY DWELLERS |
A
SOLITUDE of city
dwellers.
Simon West |
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CLERGY
|
A CONVICTION
of clergy.
Ken Jaffe
A PIETY,
SERVICE of clergy
Teresa |
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CLOWNS
|
A TERROR
of clowns.
Ken Jaffe
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COLLECTIVE NOUNS |
An
INUNDATION of collective nouns (terms of venery)
Peter Edmunds
(courtesy of his brother) |
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COLLIES |
A
ROUND-UP of collies.
Simon West |
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COLLOID
CHEMISTS |
A COAGULATION
of colloid chemists.
Dani Byrne |
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COMEDIANS |
A CHUCKLE,
CHORTLE,
CACKLE
or QUIP of comedians.
Contributed
by Ezz Bish |
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COMPLAINERS |
A GRUMP
of complainers
Teresa |
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COMMUNICATIONS
ENGINEERS |
A LABYRINTH
of communications engineers.
Dani Byrne |
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COMPOSERS |
A SCORE
of composers.
George
Dudley Warbeck and Nanette Bergevin |
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COMPUTERS |
A
DRIVE of computers.
Greg
Palmer |
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CONDUCTORS |
An
ICTUS of conductors.
Ken Jaffe |
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CONGRESSMEN |
A
LYNCHMOB of congressmen.
A BRIBE
of congressmen.
Richard
Sanborn BA, MA, JD |
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COPPERHEADS |
A
SCREAMING MEEMIE of
copperheads.
Richard
Sanborn BA, MA, JD |
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COPS |
A
COLLAR of cops.
Mike
Tierney |
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CORGIS |
A CHAOS
of corgis.
David R.
Palmer
A
CACOPHONY
of corgis.
A
CAROUSEL
of corgis.
Sherry
Palmer |
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COSMETOLOGISTS |
A
CUTTING of
cosmetologists.
R.
Zimmerman |
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COSMOLOGISTS |
A
GALAXY of cosmologists.
Dani Byrne |
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COUCH
POTATOES |
A
SLOB of couch potatoes.
Paul
Taylor |
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COUNTRIES |
A
UNION of countries.
Rich
Cummings |
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COWBOYS |
A
LASSO of cowboys.
Ken Jaffe |
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CRANE OPERATORS |
A BOOM
of crane operators.
Sam Overman |
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CREDIT
CONTROLLERS |
A
CASH of Credit
Controllers
Krysia
Jones |
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CREDITORS |
A
CONDESCENDENCE of
Creditors
Krysia
Jones |
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CRITICS |
A
MOCKERY of critics.
Ken Jaffe |
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CRIMINALS |
A
CELL
of criminals.
Mark
MacLean
A
CONVICTION of criminals.
Ken Jaffe |
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CROWS |
A CAUCUS
of crows.
A CACOPHONY
of
crows.
Joe Lanteri
A
GANG
of crows.
Gill Lange
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CRUISE SHIPS |
A
CELEBRATION of cruise ships.
Kira Jones Gold |
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CURTAIN
MAKERS |
A
STITCH of curtain makers.
Roger
Griffiths |
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CUSTOMER
SERVICE REPS |
AN ASSIST
of customer service representatives.
Dani Byrne
An
OBSTRUCTION of customer service representatives
Simon West
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CYCLISTS |
A TOUR
of cyclists.
Ken Jaffe
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DACHSUNDS |
A
STRETCH, a
MOXIE
or a DEVILMENT of
Dachsunds
Karen A.
Jones |
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DAISIES
(kindergarten and first grade Girl
Scouts) |
A
GIGGLE of daisies (less
than 8)
A SHRIEK
of daisies (more than 8)
Harry
Sharkis
A
BUMSTEAD of daisies
(a bunch)
Howard Eglowstein |
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DANCERS |
A
LEAP of dancers.
Ken Jaffe
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DEBTORS |
A
BANKRUPTCY of debtors.
Jenni Putzke |
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DECORATORS |
A SPLATTERING
of decorators.
Ezz Bish |
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DEMOCRATS |
A
MOOCH of democrats.
Richard Harris |
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DEMONS |
A TERROR
of demons.
Amy Black |
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DENTISTS |
An INJECTION
of dentists.
Ezz Bish.
An
IMPACT of dentists.
Ken
Jaffe
An
EXTRACTION of
dentists
Simon West |
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DERMATOLOGISTS |
A RASH
of dermatologists.
Jinxy |
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DEVIANTS |
An
EXCITEMENT of deviants.
Ian Keoppen
An
ABERRATION of deviants.
David |
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DIGGERS |
A TRENCH
of Diggers
Krysia
Jones |
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DINGOES |
A
DALLIANCE of dingoes.
Sam Overman |
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DISCO DANCERS |
A BOOGIE
of disco dancers.
Sam Overman |
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DISCUS FISH |
A DANCE
or KALEIDOSCOPE of
discus fish.
David Morton
A
SETTING,
TEA PARTY
OR
OLYMPUS
of discus
Christy Morton |
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DOCTORS |
A PROGNOSIS of doctors.
Ken Jaffe |
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DRAGONS |
A
FLIGHT of Dragons
Nic Ridsdel |
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DREAMS |
AN ELYSIUM
of dreams.
Krysia
Jones |
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DRINKERS |
A LUSH
of drinkers.
Ian Keoppen |
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DRUGGIES |
A STASH
of druggies.
Robert D.
Cunningham |
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DRUMMERS |
A CRASH
of drummers.
Saundra Fitzpatrick |
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DRUNKS |
A STAGGER
of drunks.
Jinxy
A
PICKLE of drunks.
Steve Henwood & Felicia Uriarte |
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DUNG
BEETLES |
A
****LOAD of dung
beetles (asterisk for obvious reasons)
Thanks Susan |
