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do a Reggie Perrin

do a Reggie Perrin verb: to fake one's own suicide.

Verb

do a Reggie Perrin (third-person singular simple present does a Reggie Perrin, present participle doing a Reggie Perrin, simple past did a Reggie Perrin, past participle done a Reggie Perrin)

  1. (UK, slang) To fake one's own suicide.
    • Anyway, I went to Weymouth Yesterday, and sat on the beach thinking I could do a Reggie Perrin, so I took off all my clothes, and ran into the sea. I had planned to fake my own death, but for those of you who don't know, Weymouth's beach is a tad shallow, and is so for a considerable distance, well...1998, "Whispering Bob", "There must be more to life than this!", uk.local.southwest, Usenet
    • “Bloody hell, can’t you do a Reggie Perrin luv? Leave your clothes on Redcar beach and when I receive the dosh I’ll meet you in Australia?”2003, Anthony Hulse, Insanity Never Sleeps, Mediaworld PR Ltd, →ISBN, page 20

do a Reggie Perrin meaning in Bengali

do a Reggie Perrin in Bengali

নিজের আত্মহত্যার ভান করা

Forms of do a Reggie Perrin

third-person singular presentdoes a Reggie Perrin
present participledoing a Reggie Perrin
pastdid a Reggie Perrin
past participledone a Reggie Perrin

Origin of do a Reggie Perrin

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

Questions about do a Reggie Perrin

What does do a Reggie Perrin mean?
Do a Reggie Perrin means to fake one's own suicide.
What is do a Reggie Perrin in Bengali?
Do a Reggie Perrin in Bengali is নিজের আত্মহত্যার ভান করা. See Do a Reggie Perrin meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is do a Reggie Perrin?
Do a Reggie Perrin is a verb.
What is the past tense of do a Reggie Perrin?
The past tense of do a Reggie Perrin is did a Reggie Perrin.

Words near do a Reggie Perrin in the dictionary

  1. do a never
  2. do a number on
  3. do a number two
  4. do a perish
  5. do a power of good
  6. do a Reggie Perrin
  7. do a runner
  8. do a slow burn
  9. do as I say and not as I do
  10. do as I say, not as I do
  11. do away with

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