cellotaph

cellotaph

English

Etymology

Blend of cellophane +‎ cenotaph.

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.