pink slipn.

Brit.

/pɪŋk ˈslɪp/, U.S.

/ˌpɪŋk ˈslɪp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pink adj.², slip n.²

Etymology: < pink adj.² + slip n.²

colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). Any of various notices, certificates, etc., originally or typically printed on pink paper.

1. Insurance. A slip of paper attached to policies on property in a particular area to indicate a rate increase. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > insurance policy > clause, document, or part of policy

slip1816

suicide clause1826

suing and labouring clause1864

pink slip1901

cover letter1906

cover note1919

green card1955

satisfaction note1971

1901 Chicago Tribune 2 July 13/4 The addition of a pink slip to the policy has been proposed notifying the assured of the reason for the increase.

1909 N.Y. Times 5 June 4/1 The underwriters met at Syracuse and imposed the ‘pink slip’ on Rochester, which meant that it was considered a poor fire risk, and that hereafter local policy owners would have to pay largely increased rates.

2. A notice of rejection or dismissal, esp. from employment or office. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > lack of work > [noun] > dismissal or discharge > notice of

walking papers1825

walking ticket1829

walking orders1835

pink slip1904

1904 Typographical Jrnl. Jan. 67/1 A revise proof to correct is regarded as a cardinal sin, for a ‘pink slip’ is charged up against the delinquent, and a certain number of these means discharge.

1906 Atlanta Constit. 2 Apr. 8/2 There is nothing like a prospective pink slip to fill the brawny athlete with zest and ginger.

1923 N.Y. Times 7 Oct. 2/1 Getting the pink slip, being canceled, which notice comes on pink paper.

1951 Sat. Rev. Lit. (U.S.) 23 June 7/1 In small colleges and large universities hundreds of instructors and professors are getting ‘pink slips’ after the diplomas have been handed out.

1963 P. G. Wodehouse Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves ix. 71 You mean that if Madeleine hands Gussie the pink slip, she'll marry you?

1975 New Yorker 8 Sept. 115/1 Patrolmen on the beat, for example—got their pink slips because firing them was a dramatic way of demonstrating that the city was taking the crisis seriously.

1995 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 8 July a1 Employees have plenty of options to keep a pink slip at bay.

3. A registration certificate signifying ownership of a vehicle.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > number plate > registration document

pink slip1938

logbook1958

1938 Los Angeles Times 5 May 1/2 I had been ordered out of the office..when I called there to get the pink slip for my car.

2000 R. Green & M. Burgess Full Leather Jacket (HBO TV shooting script) 19 in Sopranos 2nd Ser. (O.E.D. Archive) Melfi. You gave her her friend's car. Tony. This was a nice, safe car. To which I had the pink slip.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pink slipv.

Brit.

/pɪŋk ˈslɪp/, U.S.

/ˌpɪŋk ˈslɪp/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pink slip n.

Etymology: < pink slip n., with allusion to the presentation of a notice of intent, typically printed on pink paper.

colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).

1. transitive. Insurance. To raise premium rates on property in (a particular area) based on an assessment of increased risk. rare. Cf. pink slip n. 1.

ΚΠ

1904 Trenton (New Jersey) Times 24 May 4/2 Camden has been ‘pink-slipped’ by the Philadelphia Suburban Underwriter's Association, which means that an advance of 25 per cent. is to be made..for insuring all the larger industrial plants and business houses excepting those equipped with automatic sprinklers, or whose buildings are of exceptionally safe construction.

2. transitive. To dismiss (a person) from employment or office. Cf. pink slip n. 2.

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society > occupation and work > lack of work > [verb (transitive)] > dismiss or discharge

to put awaya1387

discharge1428

dismiss1477

to put out of wages1542

discard1589

to turn away1602

to put off1608

disemploy1619

to pay off1648

to pay off1651

to turn out1667

to turn off1676

quietus1688

strip1756

trundle1794

unshop1839

shopc1840

to lay off1841

sack1841

drop1845

to give (a person) the shoot1846

bag1848

swap1862

fire1879

to knock off1881

bounce1884

to give (a person) the pushc1886

to give (a person) the boot or the order of the boot1888

bump1899

spear1911

to strike (a medical practitioner, etc.) off the register1911

terminate1920

tramp1941

shitcan1961

pink slip1966

dehire1970

resize1975

to give a person his jotters1990

1917 Clearfield Congr. 15 May 4/4 Benny dealt us a sad blow when he pink slipped the publicity promoter.

1966 T. Pynchon Crying of Lot 49 v. 114 His wife had..left him the day after he was pink-slipped.

1983 E. Glatz Postcard from Florida in L. Evans Overtime (1990) 34 Along with thousands of other Detroit autoworkers and steelworkers I got pink slipped.

2002 Time Out N.Y. 14 Aug. 107/1 Steele is a hard-bitten Aussie who, years before, had pink-slipped his own brother from the band.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pink slip
释义	pink slipn. Brit. /pɪŋk ˈslɪp/, U.S. /ˌpɪŋk ˈslɪp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pink adj.², slip n.² Etymology: < pink adj.² + slip n.² colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). Any of various notices, certificates, etc., originally or typically printed on pink paper. 1. Insurance. A slip of paper attached to policies on property in a particular area to indicate a rate increase. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > insurance policy > clause, document, or part of policy slip1816 suicide clause1826 suing and labouring clause1864 pink slip1901 cover letter1906 cover note1919 green card1955 satisfaction note1971 1901 Chicago Tribune 2 July 13/4 The addition of a pink slip to the policy has been proposed notifying the assured of the reason for the increase. 1909 N.Y. Times 5 June 4/1 The underwriters met at Syracuse and imposed the ‘pink slip’ on Rochester, which meant that it was considered a poor fire risk, and that hereafter local policy owners would have to pay largely increased rates. 2. A notice of rejection or dismissal, esp. from employment or office. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > lack of work > [noun] > dismissal or discharge > notice of walking papers1825 walking ticket1829 walking orders1835 pink slip1904 1904 Typographical Jrnl. Jan. 67/1 A revise proof to correct is regarded as a cardinal sin, for a ‘pink slip’ is charged up against the delinquent, and a certain number of these means discharge. 1906 Atlanta Constit. 2 Apr. 8/2 There is nothing like a prospective pink slip to fill the brawny athlete with zest and ginger. 1923 N.Y. Times 7 Oct. 2/1 Getting the pink slip, being canceled, which notice comes on pink paper. 1951 Sat. Rev. Lit. (U.S.) 23 June 7/1 In small colleges and large universities hundreds of instructors and professors are getting ‘pink slips’ after the diplomas have been handed out. 1963 P. G. Wodehouse Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves ix. 71 You mean that if Madeleine hands Gussie the pink slip, she'll marry you? 1975 New Yorker 8 Sept. 115/1 Patrolmen on the beat, for example—got their pink slips because firing them was a dramatic way of demonstrating that the city was taking the crisis seriously. 1995 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 8 July a1 Employees have plenty of options to keep a pink slip at bay. 3. A registration certificate signifying ownership of a vehicle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > number plate > registration document pink slip1938 logbook1958 1938 Los Angeles Times 5 May 1/2 I had been ordered out of the office..when I called there to get the pink slip for my car. 2000 R. Green & M. Burgess Full Leather Jacket (HBO TV shooting script) 19 in Sopranos 2nd Ser. (O.E.D. Archive) Melfi. You gave her her friend's car. Tony. This was a nice, safe car. To which I had the pink slip. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pink slipv. Brit. /pɪŋk ˈslɪp/, U.S. /ˌpɪŋk ˈslɪp/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pink slip n. Etymology: < pink slip n., with allusion to the presentation of a notice of intent, typically printed on pink paper. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). 1. transitive. Insurance. To raise premium rates on property in (a particular area) based on an assessment of increased risk. rare. Cf. pink slip n. 1. ΚΠ 1904 Trenton (New Jersey) Times 24 May 4/2 Camden has been ‘pink-slipped’ by the Philadelphia Suburban Underwriter's Association, which means that an advance of 25 per cent. is to be made..for insuring all the larger industrial plants and business houses excepting those equipped with automatic sprinklers, or whose buildings are of exceptionally safe construction. 2. transitive. To dismiss (a person) from employment or office. Cf. pink slip n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > lack of work > [verb (transitive)] > dismiss or discharge to put awaya1387 discharge1428 dismiss1477 to put out of wages1542 discard1589 to turn away1602 to put off1608 disemploy1619 to pay off1648 to pay off1651 to turn out1667 to turn off1676 quietus1688 strip1756 trundle1794 unshop1839 shopc1840 to lay off1841 sack1841 drop1845 to give (a person) the shoot1846 bag1848 swap1862 fire1879 to knock off1881 bounce1884 to give (a person) the pushc1886 to give (a person) the boot or the order of the boot1888 bump1899 spear1911 to strike (a medical practitioner, etc.) off the register1911 terminate1920 tramp1941 shitcan1961 pink slip1966 dehire1970 resize1975 to give a person his jotters1990 1917 Clearfield Congr. 15 May 4/4 Benny dealt us a sad blow when he pink slipped the publicity promoter. 1966 T. Pynchon Crying of Lot 49 v. 114 His wife had..left him the day after he was pink-slipped. 1983 E. Glatz Postcard from Florida in L. Evans Overtime (1990) 34 Along with thousands of other Detroit autoworkers and steelworkers I got pink slipped. 2002 Time Out N.Y. 14 Aug. 107/1 Steele is a hard-bitten Aussie who, years before, had pink-slipped his own brother from the band. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901v.1904
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