do a Reggie Perrin

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

Verb

 * 1)  To fake one's own suicide.
 * 2) * 1998, "Whispering Bob", "There must be more to life than this!",, Usenet,
 * 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 I ran as far as I could before my gonads rested in my throat cos of the cold and decided...THERE HAS TO BE MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 * 1) * 2003, Anthony Hulse, Insanity Never Sleeps, Mediaworld PR Ltd, ISBN 1904502431, page 20,
 * “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?”
 * 1) * 2007, Anthony Rosen, An UnOrdinary Life: Memoirs of Anthony Rosen, Roundtuit Publishing, ISBN 1904499147, page 135,
 * 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.