Wednesday, 11 July 2012

What is the collective noun for Blokes?

So, the question has been asked and there have been a number of answers but what do you think?  

Just what is the collective noun for a ..... of Blokes?

This is an interesting question on many levels and we strive to answer the quest.

Some suggestions so far include:
  • A Lump (a bit disrespectful? or just plain appropriate?)
  • A Shed (along the right lines)
  • A Flagon (hail and hearty)
  • A "Harmony" (hmmm!)
  • A Profundity (like the thinking)
  • An Absurdity (apparently this came from a non-bloke, hah)
Let us know, preferably by leaving a comment so you can add to this thread in place.
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15 comments:

  1. DR Sweeney11 July 2012 at 11:36

    Here are some more suggestions that arrived by e-mail:
    A Toster (referencing the hormone that defines us)
    A Blunder (although one witty fellow has pointed out that this is already the collective noun for buses)
    A Gut (more disrespectful that a Lump, but many of us will identify with the inspiration)
    A Yoke (another non-bloke converted this to Joke, pah)

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  2. seejay11 July 2012 at 13:48

    A shamble of blokes?

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  3. Stuart H.11 July 2012 at 21:08

    How about a Brotherhood of Blokes
    or Broth of Blokes
    or Frat of Blokes

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  4. Stuart H.11 July 2012 at 21:09

    I have been reliably informed by Sarah, that it is a "Brothel of Blokes"

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  5. Neil B11 July 2012 at 21:31

    I did wonder if it might be a "Thicket" or possibly "Thickit" depending on the emphasis that is intended.

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  6. Nick B12 July 2012 at 10:36

    Surely it has to be 'bar-full'.....!

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  7. Peter Battrick12 July 2012 at 17:37

    A Shedload of Blokes

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  8. Brian14 July 2012 at 18:32

    Perhaps we should be called .......

    "A Load of Old Boleks"


    Spelling was never my forte.

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  9. seejay18 July 2012 at 12:14

    I should have thought it earlier: an aggregate of blokes.
    Or a cementation of blokes (though that does sound a little dodgy ...)

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  10. Bill H18 July 2012 at 19:25

    Just got back from Czech Republic so am not up to speed with this seminal project.
    What about "a consolidation"?

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  11. Anonymous21 July 2012 at 20:23

    Usually, when a lot of men get together, it's called a war.

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  12. Another anonymous21 July 2012 at 21:24

    Ooooooooohhhhhh! (to rhyme with you and chew)

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  13. DR Sweeney22 July 2012 at 15:03

    Usually?
    When this group of men get together Anonymous, we usually sing (and drink beer)!

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  14. seejay22 July 2012 at 15:09

    There was that tug-of-war at BlokeFest ...

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  15. DR Sweeney26 July 2012 at 16:40

    Yes. You're right. On that occasion, however, Ashton Keynes beat the Rest of the World, which just goes to show how truly magnificent we are. Hurrah!

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