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FICTITIOUS
COLLECTIVE NOUNS

“MAGICIANS TO
ORNITHOLOGISTS”

This page is just a bit of
fun!

The page of
collective
nouns has
created a lot of interest and some very unusual suggestions, so I thought I
would start a page of the more “suspect” or innovative ones in order not to
confuse the younger visitors.

Please note
– many of these suggestions are provided by our visitors and are not
necessarily ‘endorsed’ by Hints and Things.


PLEASE
REMEMBER THESE ARE THE UNOFFICIAL NOMENCLATURE

Collective
nouns more likely be authentic.
 

Due to the popularity of this page it
has become very large and, therefore, somewhat cumbersome so I have taken
the decision to spread it over several different pages.

 

FICTITIOUS COLLECTIVES


MAGICIANS TO ORNITHOLOGISTS

 

MAGICIANS A CONJURING of magicians.

Ken Jaffe

MAIL
CARRIERS
A PARCEL,
an EXPRESS or a
DELIVERY
of mail carriers.

Karen A.
Jones

MANAGERS A MISERY
of managers.

Simon West

MARKSMEN A SCOPE
of marksmen.

Ian Keoppen

MASONS A FOUNDATION
of masons.

John Barron

MASSEURS/MASSEUSES A KNOT
of masseurs/masseuses.

Ken Jaffe

MATHEMATICIANS A PI
of mathematicians.

Ken Jaffe


MEERKATS		 A
SCURRY of meerkats.

A HENGE
of meerkats.

Nigel Wood

MEN A
MACHO
of men,  

I think this should be a
MUDDLE
of men!!!!

Alan Jameson

A
MESS of men.                                                 
Krysia Jones

METALLURGISTS AN AMALGAMATION
of metallurgists.

Dani Byrne

An
ALLOY of
metallurgists.


David

MICROBIOLOGISTS A SLIDE
of microbiologists.


Jerry
Miakush

MILLERS A TURN
of millers.

Ian Keoppen

MISERS A MISERY
of misers.

Ken Jaffe

MONGRELS A SCRUFF
of mongrels.

Ken Jaffe

MOOSE As can be seen on our page of
‘authentic’ collective nouns, the
‘official’ collective noun for moose is a ‘HERD‘
but, as these animals rarely congregate in large groups this
seems to be somewhat of a misnomer.  I have received the
following comments from Marlene Lewis
in Alaska……

“I’d like to point out, however, that moose are not herd
animals. Here where we live in Alaska, we practically stumble
over the big, stupid galoots all year long. They are loners,
although you may see a large number occasionally browsing in the
same area. Therefore, my humble suggestion for an alternative to
HERD of moose is…. “

A

COINCIDENCE of moose.

You can find some interesting
facts on moose and many other animals at
https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/moose/

Check out this
interesting and entertaining blog
on the danger moose can be
to dogs.

 

MOSQUITOES
A BUZZ
of mosquitoes

Sara Slabbert

A
SQUADRON of mosquitoes

A
CAULDRON of mosquitoes

Greg
Stocker

An
ANNOYANCE of mosquitoes

Sarah
P.

MOTORCYCLISTSA
SCRAPE of
motorcyclists.

Ian Keoppen

MUSICIANS A SYMPHONY
of musicians.

Bob Beecher

A
HARMONY of musicians.

Ken Jaffe

NASCAR
FANS		 A DIN
of Nascar fans.

Greg Palmer

NAUTICAL
ENGINEERS		 A KNOT
of nautical engineers.

Dani Byrne

NAVIGATORS A VECTOR
of navigators.

Ken Jaffe

NEUROTICS A WORRY
of neurotics.

Ian Keoppen

NEWSPAPERMEN A
HEADLINE
of newspapermen.

Bob Beecher

NUCLEAR
PHYSICISTS		 A PILE
of nuclear physicists.

Dani Byrne

NUMISMATISTS A CACHE
of numismatists.

David


NUNS		 A KNOT of
nuns.


Kyra Freeburg

NURSES A
HEAVEN
of
nurses.

Alan Jameson.

A
SCRUB of nurses.

Joffler

A
BITCH
of nurses.

Diane
Campbell

A
COMFORT of nurses.


Simon West

OBSERVERS An OBSEQUIOUSNESS
of Observers.

Krysia
Jones

OCEANOGRAPHERS A
SEA of oceanographers.

John Barron

OCELOTS A
SLINKING of ocelots.

Sam Overman

OPTICIANS A FOCUS
of opticians.                                
Krysia Jones
ORNITHOLOGISTS A WING
of ornithologists.

Dani Byrne


Aadvarks to Butterflies
Car mechanics to
Dung beetles
Editors to
Gunzels
Hair stylists to
Lumberjacks
Magicians to
Ornithologists
Painters to Rock
climbers
Sailors to System
administrators
Talk show hosts
to Urbanites


Vampires to
Zombies

 

 

 

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