cellotaph

English

Etymology

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

Noun

cellotaph (plural cellotaphs)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) A monument made of flowers in cellophane wrappers laid by the public to honour the death of a famous person they have never met.
    • 2009, Mark Earls, Herd: How to Change Mass Behaviour by Harnessing Our True Nature:
      So maybe the phenomenon is not so alien, after all but this view raises some other issues, such as why are cellotaphs everywhere now?

References

  • Attested in satirical magazine Private Eye in January 2006.
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