eat (one's) gun

To commit suicide by shooting oneself in the head through the roof of one's mouth. Tom was so overcome with grief after his sister died that he ate his gun shortly thereafter.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
PacÍFica	pah-THEE-fee-kah (Spanish), pah-SEE-fee-kah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Gillespie	-	Scottish
Iva (1)	-	Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Melqart	-	Near Eastern Mythology
Aigle	-	Greek Mythology
Munroe	-	Scottish