14 scathing collective nouns for Boris Johnson’s cabinet
With Boris Johnson’s Leave Avengers assembled, we turn our thoughts to the important things:
Will they crash the UK out of the European Union?
Is there going to be a boost for the NHS?
Oh, and …is there a really funny collective noun for the whole lot of them that will stick?
Tweeter, Jane Gilbert must have been thinking about the same thing, because she asked for suggestions.
does someone have a collective descriptive noun for Johnson's cabinet?
— Jane Gilbert (@msjanebond007) July 24, 2019
And Twitter stepped up. Pick your favourite.
1.
A twattery of Tories
— Kazzia (@KazzJenkins) July 25, 2019
2.
It's the flat pack cabinet: all the parts seem the the same, there are more than a few loose screws and it will probably fall apart in a few weeks…
— Liz Grindrod 🔶 #FBPE (@Fledgling1) July 25, 2019
3.
The word is kakistocracy but you could shorten it for Twitter to the kaki. #kakistocracy pic.twitter.com/btU8aEtRUn
— iliad (@iliad1orig) July 25, 2019
4.
A cluster of haemorrhoids
— Peter Timmins 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 (@petertimmins3) July 25, 2019
5.
Peril
— Susie Cottee (@SusieCottee) July 25, 2019
6.
A Pfeffel pic.twitter.com/7VXppNcM5b
— REVOKE NOW!!! 🔶 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺 (@EdeDinant) July 25, 2019
7.
It’s a bunch of Floppy Johnsons
— Christiana (@BrixtonBobbyBob) July 25, 2019