| POLICEMEN |
A PAIN
of policemen.
Gine Wells.
A POSSE
of
policemen.
Alan Jameson
An ARREST
of policemen.
Tig Dupre
|
| POLITICIANS |
An
EXPENSE
or
CHAOS
of
politicians.
John
Mihaljevic
A FIB
of politicians.
Jinxy
A SHAME
of politicians.
Tom Moores
and Pat Carter
A CORRUPTION
of politicians. Roger
Webb
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| POMERANIANS |
A TRIUMPH
of pomeranians
Christina
Gonzales |
| POOL
SHARKS |
A POCKET
of pool sharks.
Ken Jaffe |
| PORTERS |
A BAGGAGE
of porters.
Kenneth
Jaffe |
| POSSUMS |
A LARD
of possums..
Prof. H.
Crawford |
| POSTMEN |
A PARCEL,
an EXPRESS or a DELIVERY
of postmen.
Karen A.
Jones |
| POTHEADS |
A SNACKING
of potheads.
Ken Jaffe |
| POTTERS |
A SPLATTERING
of potters.
Ken Jaffe |
| PREACHERS |
A GLORY
of preachers.
Tom
Moores and Pat Carter |
| PRESENTERS |
A
WAFFLE of presenters.
Jinxy |
| PRINCIPALS |
A
GRADUATION, PADDLE, SWITCH,
DETENTION, EXPULSION of principals.
R. Zimmerman
A PEDAGOGY, PINSTRIPE
(or POLYESTER depending on
the economic condition of the school), POOH-BAH,
PRAXIS, PREPONDERANCE, PROMINENCE, ZIMMERMAN
of principals.
Ms. Leininger
A LACK of
principals.
Peter Torney |
| PROCTOLOGISTS |
A PUCKER
of proctologists.
Ken Jaffe
A PROBE
of proctologists.
William
D. Sessoms |
| PROGRAMMERS |
An ARRAY
of programmers.
Luciano
V. |
| PROJECT
MANAGERS |
A PLAN
of project managers.
Tom
Davidson |
| PROJECTIONISTS |
A SHOW
of projectionists.
John Barron |
| PSYCHOANALYSTS |
A COMPLEX
of psychoanalysts
Paolo Fanutza. |
| PSYCHOLOGISTS |
A COMPLEX
of psychologists.
Dani Byrne |
| PUNDITS |
A PREVARICATION
of pundits.
Joseph A.
Turano |
| PURE
MATHEMATICIANS |
A SET
of pure mathematicians.
Dani Byrne |
| RABBITS |
A MULTIPLICATION
of rabbits.
Ruby Baker
This maybe a
true term; if anyone can confirm that to be the case please let
us know and it will be transferred to the page at http://www.hintsandthings.com/kennel/collectives.htm |
| RAPPERS |
A TORTURE
of rappers.
Natalie
Stevens |
| RATS |
AN INQUISITIVENESS
of rats.
John, Kath & Family.
|
| RAVENS |
A MISERY
of ravens.
Sue
Worthington
If
anyone can prove this to be a true collective term for Ravens please
let us know the source so it can be moved to the appropriate page.
|
| RED
HEADS |
A
TROUBLE or BLAZE
of Red Heads.
Isaac Linkletter
|
| REFEREES |
An INTERFERENCE
of Referees.
Ken Jaffe
|
| REPUBLICANS |
A SLEAZEBUCKET
of Republicans.
Lara
Williamson courtesy of Matt Groening
|
| ROBINS |
A BOBBIN'
of robins.
Natalie
Stevens |
| ROCK
CLIMBERS |
A GRIP
of rock climbers.
Paul Taylor |
| SAILORS |
A KNOT
of sailors (in Port)
A MUTINY
of sailors (at sea)
J.Rietveld |
| SALESMEN |
AN
IMPLAUSIBILITY
of salesmen.
Richard
Jarvis |
| SALIVA |
A SPLATTERING
of saliva.
Ezz Bish |
| SASQUATCH |
A SMAGLINSKI
of Sasquatch
A STINK
of Sasquatch
Professor
Alex J. Ivall
Additional
information provided by Prof. Ivall.
Technical
term for this group of animals is EUQUADH or (you ka duh).
This is derived from native Canadian word meaning big smell. The
Iroquois translation of a similar word , EKADA , meaning foul air. The
terms generally relate to the foul stench emitted by
the mythical beast. |
| SCHOOL
CANES |
A THWACK
of school canes.
Ezz Bish |
| SCHOOL
PRINCIPALS |
A DETENTION
of school principals.
Ken Jaffe |
|
SCHOOLGIRLS |
A GIGGLE
of schoolgirls
Mike Austin |
| SCUBA
DIVERS |
A POD
of scuba divers.
Ken Jaffe |
| SEAMSTRESSES |
A STITCH
of seamstresses.
Dani Byrne |
| SEARCH
ENGINES |
A TRAWL
of search engines.
Ezz Bish |
| SHEEP |
A GAMBOL
of sheep.
Ezz Bish |
| SHOPPERS |
A SWARM
of shoppers.
Ken Jaffe |
| SHREWS |
A GOSSIP
of shrews.
Sheila Lee. |
| SINNERS |
A CONTRITION
of sinners.
Ken Jaffe |
| SKY
DIVERS |
A FREE-FALL
of sky divers.
Ken Jaffe |
| SLUMLORDS |
An EVICTION
of slumlords.
Ken Jaffe |
| SMART
CARS |
A
SMUG
of smart cars.
Annette
Eggleton. |
| SMOKERS |
A
WHEEZE of smokers.
Lucki
Wilder A PACK
or GASP of smokers.
Tom Moores
and Pat Carter
A COUGHIN
of smokers.
Linda
Compton
A CLOUD
of smokers.
Ken Jaffe |
| SOCCER
PLAYERS |
A SCORE
of soccer players.
Jinxy |
| SOCIAL
WORKERS |
A SENSITIVITY
of social workers.
Arthur B.
Dobrin |
| SOLICITORS |
A PREVARICATION
of Solicitors
Neil
Wallace Smith |
| SONG
WRITERS |
A MUSE
of song writers.
Ken Jaffe |
| SOPRANOS |
A GAGGLE
of sopranos.
Ken Jaffe |
| SPECTROSCOPISTS |
A LINE
of spectroscopists.
Dani Byrne |
| SPELLING
ERRORS |
A
PROFUSHUN
of spelling errors.
Matt
Presson |
| SPIES |
A TREASON
or TREACHERY of spies.
Ezz Bish |
| SPRINTERS |
A FLIGHT
of sprinters.
Ken Jaffe |
| STINGRAYS |
A FEVER
of stingrays. ******
Jen Albert
& Patrick McCarthy
****** This term
has been sent in by two different people, however, they are
notoriously difficult to authenticate. I have been unable to
find any other mention of this term, hence, it being placed in the
Fictitious list, if however, anyone can find this term mentioned
elsewhere I would be delighted to hear from you so it can be
transferred to the "Collectives" page. |
| STOCK
TRADERS |
A TUMULT
of stock traders.
Ken Jaffe |
| STORY
TELLERS |
A FABLE
of story tellers.
Krysia
Jones |
| STUDENTS |
A MESS
of students.
Alex Oldham A
PANDEMONIUM of students. Diane
Campbell A RABBLE
of students. Kenneth
Jaffe |
| SUPPORT
ENGINEERS |
A SLUMBER
of support engineers.
Keith
Tomlin |
| SURGEONS |
A SCRUB
of surgeons.
Ken Jaffe |
| SURVEYORS |
An ARGUMENT
or SQUABBLE of Quantity
Surveyors.
Brian
Milligan |
| SWANS |
A ROYAL
of swans.
Don Halls |
| SWIMMERS |
A STROKE
of swimmers.
A BUOYANCY
of swimmers.
Ken Jaffe |
| TALK
SHOW HOSTS |
A WIT
of talk show hosts.
Ken Jaffe A
CONFRONTATION of talk show
hosts. Ken
Jaffe |
| TAX
PAYERS |
A SCREAM
of tax payers.
Tom
Moores and Pat Carter |
| TAILORS |
A SPOOL
of tailors.
Ken Jaffe |
| TANNERS |
A STENCH
of tanners.
Ken Jaffe |
| TEACHERS |
A
BOOK, CLASS, FINAL, QUIZ,
TEST, GRADING, REPORT, TEXT, SUFFERING
of teachers
R.
Zimmerman
A SADOMASOCHIST
of teachers.
Mr.
Courtright A COMPLAINT
of teachers. Colin
Thompson |
| TECHNICIANS |
A MENSA
of technicians.
Eloise
Parrack |
| TEDDY BEARS |
A HUG of teddy bears (O.K. this might be a
wind up - but it was too nice to ignore)
Jeff Burke |
| TELEPHONISTS |
A RING
of telephonists.
Greg
Palmer
|
| TENNIS
PLAYERS |
A RACKET
of tennis players.
Kenneth
Jaffe |
| TENORS |
An
EGO of tenors.
Ken Jaffe |
| TERRORISTS |
An EXPLOSION
of terrorists.
Richard
Sanborn BA, MA, JD |
| THEORETICAL
METEOROLOGISTS |
A CLOUD
of theoretical meteorologists.
Dani Byrne |
| THEORETICAL
PHYSICISTS |
A FIELD
of theoretical physicists.
Dani Byrne |
| THERAPISTS |
A WORRY
of therapists.
John-Luke
Edwards PhD |
| TOADS |
A DICAPRIO
of toads.
Lee (on behalf of her boyfriend) |
| TOOLS |
A GRIP
of tools.
Krysia
Jones |
| TORTOISES |
A CLUSTER
of tortoises.
A ROCKERY
of tortoises.
Devina
Shah
These
maybe authentic terms as opposed to fictitious but no confirmation
could be found. |
| TOURISTS |
An AGAPE of tourists.
Sean V Corinth |
| TRAFFIC
CONTROLLERS |
An ISLAND
of traffic controllers.
John Barron |
| TRAFFIC
WARDENS |
An AGGRAVATION
of traffic wardens.
Stan
Saunders. |
| TRAPPERS |
A PELT
of trappers.
Kenneth
Jaffe |
| TRAVELLERS
/ TRAVELERS |
A SUITCASE
of travelers / travellers.
Bryan Lee
Peterson |
| TREASURE
HUNTERS |
A CACHE
of treasure hunters.
Robert D.
Cunningham |
| TRUCKERS |
A STINK
of truckers.
Edward
Smith
(I am
one, so I know that it's generally the case.) |
| TWO-YEAR
OLDS |
A
TANTRUM
of two-year olds.
Sheila May
Lee.
A TERROR
of two-year-olds.
Max Levin
(derived from the expression "The Terrible
Twos.")
|
| UNICORNS |
A FANTASY
of unicorns.
Natalie
Stevens
A BLESSING
of unicorns.
Jayne Collins. A
GLORY of unicorns. Brigitte
Wray-Miller (via Bruce Coville) |
| VAMPIRES |
A BYTE of vampires
A SUDDEN of vampires
A NECK of vampires
A FLICKER of vampires
A TIDE of vampires
A PULSE of vampires
A SATURATION of vampires
A SLAVER of vampires
A LAP of vampires
A PIERCE of vampires
Ashleen
O'Gaea A NEST
of vampires. Paul
Johnson A KISS
of vampires. Kris
Bosh |
| VETERANS |
A HEROISM of veterans.
Ken Jaffe |
| VINTNERS |
A CRUSH
of vintners.
Kenneth
Jaffe |
| VIOLINISTS |
A SCREECH
of violinists.
Ken Jaffe |
| VIPERS |
A DEN
of vipers.
Robert D.
Cunningham |
| WEATHERMEN/WOMEN |
A FLURRY
of weathermen/women.
Kenneth
Jaffe |
| WELDERS |
A FLAME
of welders.
AN ARC
of welders.
A TORCH
of welders.
Mark
MacLean |
| WELSH |
A FLOCK
of Welsh.
Michael
Hughes |
| WINDOW
CLEANERS |
A SEEING
of window cleaners
Ezz Bish A
SMUDGE of window cleaners. Bob
Budesa |
| WOMEN |
A
GOSSIP of
women.
Alan Jameson. A
WONDERMENT of women. Krysia
Jones |
| WRITERS |
A PEN
of writers.
Kerry Parke
A
PRINT of writers.
Tom
Moores and Pat Carter
A BLOCK
of writers.
Ken Jaffe |
| ZOMBIES
5 or more zombies
10 or more zombies
20 or more zombies
40 or more zombies
100 or more zombies |
= A ROT
of zombies.
= A SHAMBLE
of zombies.
= A LOT
of zombies.
= LOTS
of zombies (refer to movie
“Shaun of the dead”)
= An APOCALYPSE
of zombies.
David
Rosier
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