do a reggie perrin

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To fake one's own suicide

Following a mental breakdown in 1973, he did a “Reggie Perrin”, but was arrested in mistake for Lord Lucan (the peer wanted for murder) in Australia on Christmas Eve 1974.

do a reggie perrin

    Hyphenation

    do a Reg·gie Per·rin

    Turkish pronunciation

    du ı reci perîn

    Pronunciation

    /ˈdo͞o ə ˈreʤē ˈperən/ /ˈduː ə ˈrɛʤiː ˈpɛrɪn/

    Etymology

    () From the name of the main character in the British sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, who faked his own suicide.
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