eat (one's) gun



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.
See also: eat, gun

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gennadiyagye-NAH-dee-yah, gee-NAH-dee-yahRussian
Calvagh-Irish
Waleriavah-LER-yahPolish
Lovro-Slovene, Croatian
Taonga-Southern African, Tumbuka
ArankaAW-rawn-kawHungarian