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noun
A monument made of flowers in cellophane wrappers laid by the public to honour the death of a famous person they have never met.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, sometimes
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Blend of cellophane + cenotaph. By surface analysis cello- + -taph.
