Thinking about this today, I started doing some research on interesting words which, unsurprisingly, led me to the joy that is the collective noun. I find it whimsical and quaint, the way humans have created animal collective nouns based on perceived properties of the animal in question. It’s certainly a lot more fun than “herd of mongooses (yes, it’s mongooses)”, and “flock of pigeons”. In fact, it’s really quite charming.
So, without further ado...
| mongoose | mongaggle (it’s quite possible this was born in all seriousness.) |
| crow | murder |
| ferret | business |
| gnu | improbability |
| pigeon | flight |
| crane | sedge |
| elk | gang |
| finch | charm |
| giraffe | tower (this, I think, is my favourite) |
| hawk | kettle |
| otter | romp |
| rook | clamour |
| tiger | ambush |
| ass | coffle |
| bison | thunder (most appropriate) |
| bobolink | chain (I wonder how modern this one is...) |
| jellyfish | smack (related to the imagined sound of a jellyfish?) |
| magpie | tiding (I think I may have to create a story, just for this. It immediately makes me think of the rhyme.) |
| penguin | creche |
| geese (in flight) | skein |
| bear | sleuth (do bears really investigate? or is this tied to their seemingly ponderous nature? |
| hippopotamus | bloat (perfect!) |
| pig | drift (which, oddly, makes me think of grifting...) |
| monkey | barrel |
| fish | draught |
More to come, next time I’m in need of a bit of procrastination…
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