do a reggie perrin

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von do a reggie perrin im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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.

Silbentrennung

do a Reg·gie Per·rin

Türkische aussprache

du ı reci perîn

Aussprache

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

Etymologie

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