What is a group of collective nouns called?

There was a myth, unsure how true it is, that it was one bloke who came up with most of these sayings. He just invented them and they became a thing.
 
dlockers said:
There was a myth, unsure how true it is, that it was one bloke who came up with most of these sayings. He just invented them and they became a thing.
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if you google for them google seems to show totally made up ones on random websites at the top of the list
 
[FnG]magnolia said:
Hello wonderfuls!

What in the is a collective noun? It sounds bonkers, like spacemen or Victorian drudgery. Let's correct that right off the bat: it's a count noun that denotes a group of individuals (e.g. assembly, family, crew). Pop some of these fellas* into your conversation today:
  • Collective noun for bees – Swarm.
  • Collective noun for fish – Shoal or School.
  • Collective noun for sheep – Herd.
  • Collective noun for ships – Fleet.
  • Collective noun for birds – Flock.
  • Collective noun for lions – Pride.
  • Collective noun for wolves – Pack.
  • Collective noun for ants – Colony.
Does anyone have a particular favourite? I favour 'a ship of rascals'**

* also, ladies, thank you.
** my new band name.
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A Parliament of Crows.
"A Hilarity of Remainers"
"A Drudge of SC Regulars"
 
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