A little game developed the other week between myself and Nic Steele, who comments here on a fairly regular basis and who’s become such a good and trusted friend over the past few months.
Like me, you may have been made to learn lists of collective nouns at school. There are the obvious ones – a pride of lions, a flock of birds, a pack of dogs, a school of dolphins. And then there are the quirkier ones – such as a bellowing of bullfinches or a murder of crows.
In response to one of my posts, Nic wondered what collective nouns might apply to words that crop up here on Spanking Writers on a regular basis. So, here are a few suggestions:
- A disapproval of headmasters
- A giggling of schoolgirls
- A boredom of detentions
- A stripe of canes
- A searing of tawses.
Any alternatives for the ideas above? Or any suggestions for different spanking-related collective nouns? Do play along in the comments…!
A smug of prefects?
A buckle of straps?
A copse of birches? (sorry couldn’t resist)
A confusion of switches?
A befuddlement of Tops.
What else is a brat to suggest?
A Debenhams of knickers.
A cane of teachers.
A belt of fathers.
A bare-hand of mothers.
An Abel of spanking stories!
Loving all the suggestions! I think “a belt of fathers” is winning so far…
Personally, I prefer a befuddlement of tops – like a challenge
A lashing of whips.
A thwack of paddles?
Nic, I like you.
It is a challenge of brats methinks.
Hi Poppy
To the befuddling of Tops then !
A shame of miscreants.
A hide of straps.
A weal of fortune.
Sorry couldn’t resist that last one 😉
Hi Martha
Lol – So perfect ! Hope to goodness it doesn’t come to mind at the wrong moment or it will be more likely bode an imminent weal of misfortune 😉
A squirm of bottoms? 😀
A clutch of schoolgirls
A brawl of boys
A threatening of teachers
A rattle of rulers
A Harrow of headmasters!
Another vote for a befuddlement of tops, with honorable mention to weal of fortune.
A marauding of monitors…sorry this thread just won’t get out of my head!