Most collective nouns, or "terms of venery," were coined during the 15th century. Many were codified in books of courtesy, like the 1486 classic Book of St. Albans. St. Albans was a handbook for ...

Every once in a while I stumble on an interesting collective noun, usually for animals: a parliament of owls, a knot of toads, an exaltation of larks. I have heard an "awkward" suggested as an ...

But what if we could have a yakka of tradies, an incompetence of councillors or a scrape of cyclists? What if a group of ALDI shoppers was called a thrift, and a group of politicians was called a ...

You’ve heard of a flock of birds or a bunch of flowers, but how well do you know other collective nouns? Take our quiz below to test your knowledge of these often bizarre groupings.

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A cavity of Collingwood fans, a scrape of cyclists, an inferno of tobacco shops — this is Melbourne’s hypothetical list of 100 collective nouns.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are you an expert on collective nouns? It’s quiz time again, so let’s find out how well you remember your collective nouns. You’ve ...

A cavity of Collingwood fans, a scrape of cyclists, an inferno of tobacco shops — this is Melbourne’s hypothetical list of 100 collective nouns. But what if we could have a yakka of tradies, an ...