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FICTITIOUS
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
TALK SHOW HOSTS TO
URBANITES |
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TALK
SHOW HOSTS |
A WIT
of talk show hosts.
Ken Jaffe
A
CONFRONTATION of talk show
hosts.
Ken
Jaffe |
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TAX EVADERS |
A CHEAT
of tax evaders.
Jan Schorsij
Middelburg, the Netherlands |
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TAX
PAYERS |
A SCREAM
of tax payers.
Tom
Moores and Pat Carter |
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TAILORS |
A SPOOL
of tailors.
Ken Jaffe |
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TANNERS |
A STENCH
of tanners.
Ken Jaffe |
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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 |
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TECHNICIANS |
A MENSA
of technicians.
Eloise
Parrack
A CLUSTER of
technicians.
Technician group doesn't seem right to me.
Mensa implies all technicians are smart. Too often people get
labelled as technicians or even engineers (despite never
obtaining a degree in engineering) and are just someone trained
to do one slightly skilled job to a satisfactory level.
When you have more than one technician,
what you are creating is a level of redundancy; a well known
term to technicians. Another term for a group of things
containing redundant systems is called a cluster.
I propose that a group of Technicians here
forth be labelled a cluster of technicians.
Trevor |
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TEDDY BEARS |
A HUG of teddy bears (O.K. this might be a
wind up - but it was too nice to ignore)
Jeff Burke
A NAUGHTINESS of
teddy bears. Robert OFee |
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TEENAGERS |
A
SHOCK of teenagers.
Jenni Putzke
An ANGST
of teenagers.
Richard Grey |
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TELEPHONISTS |
A RING
of telephonists.
Greg
Palmer
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TENNIS
PLAYERS |
A RACKET
of tennis players.
Kenneth
Jaffe |
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TENORS |
An
EGO of tenors.
Ken Jaffe |
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TERMINATORS |
A
GENOCIDE of Terminators.
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TERRORISTS |
An EXPLOSION
of terrorists.
Richard
Sanborn BA, MA, JD |
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THEORETICAL
METEOROLOGISTS |
A CLOUD
of theoretical meteorologists.
Dani Byrne |
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THEORETICAL
PHYSICISTS |
A FIELD
of theoretical physicists.
Dani Byrne
An
INSCRUTABILITY of
theoretical physicists.
David |
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THERAPISTS |
A WORRY
of therapists.
John-Luke
Edwards PhD |
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THORNS |
A
PAIN of thorns.
A JAB
of thorns.
Jenni
Putzke |
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TOADS |
A DICAPRIO
of toads.
Lee (on behalf of her boyfriend) |
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TOOLS |
A GRIP
of tools.
Krysia
Jones |
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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. |
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TOURISTS |
An AGAPE of tourists.
Sean V Corinth |
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TRAFFIC
CONTROLLERS |
An ISLAND
of traffic controllers.
John Barron |
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TRAFFIC
WARDENS |
An AGGRAVATION
of traffic wardens.
Stan
Saunders. |
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TRAPPERS |
A PELT
of trappers.
Kenneth
Jaffe |
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TRAVELLERS
/ TRAVELERS |
A SUITCASE
of travelers / travellers.
Bryan Lee
Peterson |
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TREASURE
HUNTERS |
A CACHE
of treasure hunters.
Robert D.
Cunningham |
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TREE SURGEONS |
A CLIMB
of tree surgeons.
Simon West |
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TROMBONE PLAYERS |
A SPIT
of trombone players.
Teresa |
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TRUCKERS |
A STINK
of truckers.
Edward
Smith
(I am
one, so I know that it's generally the case.) |
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TRUMPET PLAYERS |
A VANITY
or BLOW of trumpet
players.
Teresa |
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TWITTER FOLLOWERS |
A
PURCHASE of twitter followers.
Joffler |
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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.")
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UNDERTAKERS |
A
SOLEMNITY of
undertakers.
Simon West |
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UNICORNS |
A FANTASY
of unicorns.
Natalie
Stevens
A
BLESSING of unicorns.
Jayne Collins.
A
GLORY of unicorns.
Brigitte
Wray-Miller (via Bruce Coville) |
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UNIX ADMINS |
A
LEGACY of UNIX admins.
Cameron Crawford |
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URBANITES |
A
FASHION of urbanites.
Ian Keoppen |
