Inspired by Carlito’s query in another thread suggesting the collective noun of a ‘pride of homosexuals’ (derived from the phrase ‘gay pride’), I thought it may be a good time to start a new thread on this tired and lacklustre website. I suggest that collective nouns and their derivatives are included, e.g.
A S**tload of troubles (collective noun).
A Brace of Prostitutes (derivative of ‘brace yourself against the railings’).
An Oi of Chavs
A Stagger of Cider Drinkers
I'm sure you can think of many more, so let's have them (extra points for being Bridport related)
Hey Bat (3) what we should do next year is forget the carni and put up some toll gates and charge people a fiver per car to have the priviledge of driving through our lovely burgh. I enjoyed the carni cos I met some old mates to get plastered with and chucked 2ps covered with superglue…
A ‘Yawn’ of Lee-On-Seas A ‘Ra Ra’ of Cosmo-Grockles A ‘Waaa’ of underaged pregnancies A ‘Hit’ of smackheads A ‘Ballad’ of out-of-work musicians A ‘Landscape’ of average artists A ‘Chin stroke’ of private views
An absence of police
a “”””sprint”””” of dangerously parked blue badge holders a “”””wodge”””” of estate agents a “”””coffin”””” of Conservatives a “”””pimms”””” of posh people
A spangle of Pranny’s A Fester of Uncle’s A Chavvalanche ( a load of chavs ) A Mince of Beef
A Brace of Bodens A Chaos of Charity An Opus of the Opinionated A Cacophony of Councils
A rash of troublesome retirees (aimed at the irritating blemish near the palace cinema). A wedge of restropective planning permissions. A cull of hoodies. (Wishful thinking give the growth of Waaa’s see above). A charm of con men. An infestation of road signs. A greed of property developers. A haze of dope smokers. A grin of Bridport Radio members