cellotaph

noun

cellotaph

noun

Etymology Blend of cellophane + cenotaph. By surface analysis cello- + -taph.

Derogatory, Sometimes A monument made of flowers in cellophane wrappers laid by the public to honour the death of a famous person they have never met.

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