A special word for a group of cubi?

[Bjalf]

I have a problem that's been keeping me awake at nights lately: What do you call a flock or group of cubi? A group of lions is called a "pride of lions", and there's a "school of fish", "swarm of bees", "gaggle of geese" and so on. So, is there a special term for cubi? There really should be.

Lots of good ones here (some are semi-NSFW):
a prickle of hedgehogs
a body of pathologists
a trek of nerds






I hereby propose "a wing of cubi"

[VAE]

A fight of cubi ? (they are kind of teritorial)
(one could argue that a clan of cubi or a school of cubi are the only meaningful ones - other groups are short-lived entities)

[Bjalf]

Well, SAIA is arguably a "school of cubi"   

[Tapewolf]

Well, SAIA is arguably a "school of cubi"    

As Danman says, 'Cubi are pretty rare and outside of clan things and SAIA, tend not to gather very much.  I was going to argue that at the end of the day they're basically just people and therefore don't need a collective noun like an animal, but then I saw the collective noun for 'nerds'

I'd go with wing myself, or possibly flight, except of course that they don't usually fly...

EDIT:

Now, Angels, that probably would be a 'fight', because they are supposed to be seriously territorial and aggressive towards each other.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

I'd be willing to go for "A Suck o' Cubi", but that's just me.

[Tezkat]

A harem of Cubi?

[hartree]

Perhaps an "illusion" of cubi.

[Bjalf]

Now, Angels, that probably would be a 'fight', because they are supposed to be seriously territorial and aggressive towards each other.

The religious variety:
an army of angels
a legion of demons

a globe of arachspearians?
a cuteness of mows?
a confusion of phoenix?

[VAE]

an absence of (mer || insectis)
an failure of undead

[Bjalf]

Ooh ooh, a corps of undead!

[Anker Steadfast]

A flight of fancy. 

[Reese Tora]

A harem of Cubi?

This was going to be my suggestion.

[Attic Rat]

Perhaps an "illusion" of cubi.

That's good. How about "a confusion of cubi"?
They rely on deceit, deceit causes confusion...

[Mrs_A_ZeTavia]

I'd rather like the sound of a "wrangle of cubi", just because it refers of their tentacles that their wings can produce. 

[Kenji]

Target Practice.

[psilorder]

a Dream of Cubi?
otherwise i'd probably use group or pack myself.

Edit:
Also, why is there a need for a special word for a group of a species?
I could understand having different words for groups of different sizes (up to "10" its one word, then another upp to "100" and another after that, etc. (put " " around since it might differ for different species or something)

Also possibly differnt for species that live on land, live in water or "live" in the air.

[VAE]

a Dream of Cubi?
otherwise i'd probably use group or pack myself.

Edit:
Also, why is there a need for a special word for a group of a species?
I could understand having different
words for groups of different sizes (up to "10" its one word, then another upp to "100" and another after that, etc. (put " " around since it might differ for different species or something)

Also possibly differnt for species that live on land, live in water or "live" in the air.

That gives me an idea
why not use ivan, itu, itri for the group sizes (coming from 1e1 1e2 1e3 - decadic exponents)

[Tezkat]

A Troupe of Arachsperians?
A Conspiracy of Angels?
A Devastation of Demons?
A Buffet of Beings?

[VAE]

A Troupe of Arachsperians?
A Conspiracy of Angels?
A Devastation of Demons?
A Buffet of Beings?

I love the last one.

[Attic Rat]

a Dream of Cubi?
otherwise i'd probably use group or pack myself.

Edit:
Also, why is there a need for a special word for a group of a species?
I could understand having different words for groups of different sizes (up to "10" its one word, then another upp to "100" and another after that, etc. (put " " around since it might differ for different species or something)

Also possibly differnt for species that live on land, live in water or "live" in the air.

Because it's FUN!
Why have a mere flock of crows when you can have a murder of them?
But, yes - if you want to AVOID confusion (but why?) the term "group" is also correct.

[Liatai]

A lurch of undead?
A caravan of gryphons?
A shelter of weres?
A zip of warp-aci?
A gobbeldygook of fae?

I have no ideas for cubi, but I like "a wing of cubi." Or maybe a flock.

[D'ymkarra]

I think this should cover a few of them...

A 'party' of incubi though? Really?..Somehow I hardly think a group of us is gonna be up to anything but no good  

[hartree]

Attic Rat mentioned that they rely on deception.

A "deceit" of cubi?

It seems a little of the same vein as a "skulk" of foxes.

[Caswin]

I can't help thinking a play on "cubby-hole" is appropriate here.  I'm just not sure what it is.

[inuhanyo]

The ones that have taken up acting are a troupe of cubi..

Anxiety cubi would form a drill.

A group of Cyra's clan would be an agony of cubi.

[VAE]

The ones that have taken up acting are a troupe of cubi..

Anxiety cubi would form a drill.

A group of Cyra's clan would be an agony of cubi.

for Nact'larn it would be a pron of cubi ....
a pride of cubi for Aaryanna's clan
a singularity of cubi for Fa'lina - she is alone
an asylum/ward of cubi for clan Daryil

[Shachza]

If a regular group of 'cubi is a "Wing," then is a gathering of ascended 'cubi a "Buttwing?"

[Robbychu]

If a regular group of 'cubi is a "Wing," then is a gathering of ascended 'cubi a "Buttwing?"

I second "a buttwing of ascended 'cubi" so hard. It's hilarious!

[A. Lurker]

For some reason, I can't quite get the idea of "a trick of cubi" out of my head. Maybe it'll leave now that I've posted it...

[jeffh4]

How about a "cubalicious" of cubi?

I mean, especially if they are from the Nact'Larn clan!