"se faire sauter le caisson" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \sə fɛʁ so.te le kɛ.sɔ̃\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-se faire sauter le caisson.wav Forms: se faire sauter la cervelle, se faire sauter le plafond
  1. Se suicider. Tags: slang
    Sense id: fr-se_faire_sauter_le_caisson-fr-verb-mcgDXuAw Categories (other): Exemples en français, Termes argotiques en français
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