Collective car nouns, real and imagined

[MrHorspwer]

From Hagerty: What do you call a group of Corvettes? Collective car nouns, real and imagined

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Several Fiestas, back-to-back, is a "bender". A group of parked Subaru wagons is either a "trailhead" or a "cylinder head repair shop."

 

[Trav]

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A group of parked Subaru wagons is either a "trailhead" or a "cylinder head repair shop."

Sad but true.

 

[DBMaster]

Here's one that often crosses my mind. Is the plural of Prius "Priuses" or "Prii?"

 

[Lolvoguy]

Originally Posted by Trav

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A group of parked Subaru wagons is either a "trailhead" or a "cylinder head repair shop."

Sad but true.

+1

 

[paulri]

From the comments to the original article: A "smugness" of Priuses A "clan" of Highlanders Those were good.

 

[bdcardinal]

When I have been at a road course when there happens to be a group of Corvettes running line astern not letting anyone else pass they call it a "Corvette Conga Line"

 

[Kira]

A dowager of Edsals

 

[CR94]

Originally Posted by DBMaster

Here's one that often crosses my mind. Is the plural of Prius "Priuses" or "Prii?"

Officially Prii according to Toyota, I read someplace. Same Latin form as plural of radius = radii.

 

[CR94]

Herd of Mustangs, Rams, Impalas, or other hoofed vehicles School of Marlins

 

[DBMaster]

Originally Posted by CR94

Originally Posted by DBMaster

Here's one that often crosses my mind. Is the plural of Prius "Priuses" or "Prii?"

Officially Prii according to Toyota, I read someplace. Same Latin form as plural of radius = radii.

 

[earlyre]

Herd of Tauri (Taurus) Marquee of Neons Empire of Azteks Quake of Vibes of course, a Swarm of Beetles just a few ideas...

 

[DBMaster]

Originally Posted by DBMaster

Originally Posted by CR94

Originally Posted by DBMaster

Here's one that often crosses my mind. Is the plural of Prius "Priuses" or "Prii?"

Officially Prii according to Toyota, I read someplace. Same Latin form as plural of radius = radii.

How about Lexus? Is the plural "Lexuses" or "Lexi?"

 

[earlyre]

How about Lexus? Is the plural "Lexuses" or "Lexi?"

nope. it's Lexus
1 Lexus, 2 Lexus, 78 Lexus. 1 Moose, 2 Moose, 78 moose.

or to be truly asinine: it could be Lexxus...
1 Lexus, 2 Lexxus, 78 Lexxus

 

[DBMaster]

nope. it's Lexus
1 Lexus, 2 Lexus, 78 Lexus. 1 Moose, 2 Moose, 78 moose.

or to be truly asinine: it could be Lexxus...
1 Lexus, 2 Lexxus, 78 Lexxus

I looked this up and saw that some Toyota people do say "Lexuses" because it's not an actual Greek word. It's made up. I usually get around it by saying "Lexus vehicles." 8-{D>

 

[Kira]

A month late earlyre but you said above, "nope. it's Lexus 1 Lexus, 2 Lexus, 78 Lexus. 1 Moose, 2 Moose, 78 moose.

How do you know this? What is it which matches Lexus with moose?

1 deer, 2 deer, 78 deer. Oh dear!

My "gut phonetics" agrees with you but the "Toyota people" do carry weight.