mummification
n.— «To celebrate the release of Ulrich Haarburste’s Novel of Roy Orbison in Cling Film Wellington publishing collective Lawrence & Gibson will attempt to break the world record for greatest quantity of people simultaneously wrapped in cling film (aka Glad wrap; plastic wrap).…To quell any possible safety concerns with the practice, known in bondage circles as “mummification,” there will be five designated safety officers on hand, a steady supply of liquids along with what Meros describes as “a practiced method of wrapping.”» —“Lawrence & Gibson Set to Smash Cling Film Record” Scoop (New Zealand) Oct. 3, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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