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FICTITIOUS COLLECTIVES
HAIR STYLISTS TO LUMBERJACKS
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HAIR
STYLISTS |
A SPRAY
of hair stylists.
Ken Jaffe |
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HEALTH
VISITORS |
A HUDDLE
of health visitors.
Anon |
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HEMATOLOGISTS / HAEMOTOLOGISTS |
A CLOT
of hematologists.
(Doctors who work with blood diseases)
Donna Clare
An
HAEMORRHAGE of hermatologists.
David |
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HENRIES |
A
HOORAY of Henries.
Jonathan Boggon
By way of
explanation:-
Some years ago, our
builder bought 2 Henry vacuum cleaners with him to clean up.
I coined the
collective term "a Hooray of Henries", but have never had occasion
to use it!
I suggest that it be
pronounced with a long "oo".
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HERMITS |
A SINGULARITY
of hermits.
Kenneth
Jaffe |
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HIGH
STEEL RIGGERS |
A FLIGHT
of high steel riggers.
John Barron |
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HIPSTERS |
An
IRONY of hipsters.
Richard Grey
A FIXIE*
of hipsters.
A friend of Greg
Hellman from Portalnd, Oregon
*
A
fixie is an abbreviation for a fixed-gear bicycle.
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HOARDERS |
An
ALBATROSS of hoarders.
Teresa |
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HUNTERS
(UNSUCCESSFUL) |
A GRUMBLE
of unsuccessful hunters.
Richard
Sanborn BA, MA, JD A
DISAPPOINTMENT of
unsuccessful hunters.
A HUNGER
of unsuccessful hunters.
David |
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HUSKIES |
A
SHEDDING, DRIFT,
FUZZ,
WOOL, RAKE,
BRUSH of Huskies.
Teresa |
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HUNTERS
(SUCCESSFUL) |
A BOAST
of successful hunters.
Richard
Sanborn BA, MA, JD |
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HYENAS |
A
HILARITY of hyenas.
Sam Overman |
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ICE
SKATERS |
A SLIP
of ice skaters.
Jinxy |
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iPADS |
An
iORCHARD OF iPads.
Mal |
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INSURANCE
AGENTS |
A DECLARATION
of insurance agents.
Dani Byrne |
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JABBERWOCKIES |
A BRILLIG
of Jabberwockies. Daniel Corica |
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JACK-O-LANTERNS |
A SPOOK of Jack-o-lanterns.
Ken Jaffe |
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JACK
RUSSELLS |
A JUMBLE
of Jack Russells.
Joseph A.
Turano |
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JAGUARS |
A PRESCOTT
of jaguars.
Peter Taylor |
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JAPANESE |
A CLICK
of Japanese
Michael
Hughes |
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JAPANESE
TOURISTS |
A FLASH
of Japanese tourists.
Steve Henwood & Felicia Uriarte |
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JEWELERS/JEWELLERS |
A FACET
of jewellers.
Ken Jaffe |
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JOCKEYS |
A
SHORTAGE of jockeys.
Nanette Bergevin |
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JOURNALISTS |
A
GAGGLE
of journalists
Jamie Blanche |
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JUDGES |
A SENTENCE
of judges.
Jinxy
A
CONVICTION
of judges.
Mark MacLean
A
BORDELLO of judges.
Mike
Tinker |
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JURISTS |
A CONFUSION
or jurists.
Ken Jaffe |
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KANGAROOS |
A BOING
of kangaroos.
Sam Overman |
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KITTENS |
A
TUMBLE of kittens. Victor D Collins
A MEW of kittens.
Sam Overman |
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KWIK-FIT
FITTERS |
A TREAD
of Kwik-Fit fitters
Paul Taylor |
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LADYBIRDS/LAYDBUGS |
A MOTHERS'
MEETING of ladybirds.
Mark
A
RASH
of ladybirds.
Frazer
Henderson
This
maybe a true term but not authentication or popularity could be found
during research. |
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LADIES |
An ELEGANCE
of ladies.
Kenneth
Jaffe |
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LADYBUGS/LADYBIRDS
or LADYBEETLES |
A MAGNIFICENT
or MAGNIFICENCE of
ladybugs.
Lauren Woo
This term is apparently used
in California.
A BROTHEL of Ladybugs.
Gary Jones |
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LAWYERS |
A SUIT
of lawyers.
Tig Dupre
and Dani
Byrne
A
PLAGUE
of lawyers
George
Dudley Warbeck
A NUFF
of
lawyers.
Nanette Bergevin
A
LIBEL
of lawyers.
Simon West |
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LEPRECHAUNS |
AN ANNOYANCE
of leprechauns.
Ken Jaffe |
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LIBRARIANS |
A CARDIGAN
of librarians.
Donna and Les
Duff A
CATALOG
of librarians.
Bob
Beecher A
SHELF
of librarians.
Robert D.
Cunningham
A
STACK
of librarians.
Dani Byrne
A
WHISPER
of librarians.
Ken Jaffe |
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LIONS |
A
CARPET
of lions.
The
reason for this is while on a game drive on a hot sunny morning in
Africa we came across a pride of lions consisting of 16 lions lying
down in the bush. If we were walking we would have stepped on this
‘carpet of lions’ blending in with the dry grass in which they
were laying.
George
Archibald |
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LOBSTERS |
A
COURT
of lobsters.
Patrick Howlett and
Steven Berrington |
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LOGICIANS |
A
CONJUNCTION of
logicians.
Simon West |
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LONERS |
An ENNUI
of loners.
Kenneth
Jaffe |
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LOONS |
A
CHECKERBOARD
of loons.
A
WORRY
of loons.
Tom
McCarthy |
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LUMBERJACKS |
A BRANCH
of lumberjacks.
Paul Taylor |
