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
Enes-Turkish, Bosnian
GazsiGAW-zheeHungarian
Eris-Greek Mythology
BÅRd-Norwegian
HadrianHAY-dree-ən (English)History
Shulammite-Hebrew, Biblical