Venereal Terms: Names of Groups
(terms of Venery or group names from traditional terms of the hunt and some more modern creations that attempt to describe group characteristics of animals, humans, and groupings)
Venereal Terms (or traditional terminology) in these lists, or sections, are indicated with italics and "modern creations" are presented with normal text.
centerfolds
A spread of centerfolds.
cheerleaders
A frenzy of cheerleaders.
cheetahs
A dash of cheetahs.
chickens
1. A peep of chickens.
2. A brood of chickens.
3. A flock of chickens.
4. A clutch of chickens.
2. A brood of chickens.
3. A flock of chickens.
4. A clutch of chickens.
chicks
1. A brood of chicks.
2. A clutch of chicks.
2. A clutch of chicks.
chinaware
1. A set of chinaware.
2. A service of chinaware.
2. A service of chinaware.
chiropractors
1. A crack of chiropractors.
2. An adjustment of chiropractors.
2. An adjustment of chiropractors.
cigarettes
1. A pack of cigarettes.
2. A coffin of cigarettes.
3. A carnage of cigarettes.
2. A coffin of cigarettes.
3. A carnage of cigarettes.
city-dwellers
A strangle of city-dwellers.
clams
1. A bed of clams.
2. A squirt of clams.
2. A squirt of clams.
clans
A gathering of clans.
cockroaches
1. An intrusion of cockroaches.
2. A repugnance of cockroaches.
3. An embarrassment of cockroaches.
4. An eternity of cockroaches.
2. A repugnance of cockroaches.
3. An embarrassment of cockroaches.
4. An eternity of cockroaches.
commuters
1. A dash of commuters.
2. A scurrying of commuters.
2. A scurrying of commuters.
congress
1. A buffoonery of congress.
2. An incompetence of congress.
3. A bunch of baboons in congress.
2. An incompetence of congress.
3. A bunch of baboons in congress.
cottontails
A nest of cottontails.
For a better understanding of where Venereal Terms came from and the reasons for their existence in the first place, go to this Group Names: Introduction to Venereal and Other Group Terms unit.
Here is an attempt to clarify the different "hunt, hunting" and the "love, fondness" terms: venat-, "hunt, hunting"; vener-, "love, sexual references"; Names for Groups or "Venery names"; Introduction to Venereal and Other Group Terms or "Venery names".
