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pink slip
pink slipn. Informal A notice of termination of employment.
pink′-slip′ v.pink slip n (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) informal US a notice of redundancy issued to an employee pink′ slip`
n. a notice of dismissal from one's job. [1910–15] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pink slip - official notice that you have been fired from your jobdismission, dismissalnotice - advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved"marching orders, walking papers - (informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge |
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pink slip
pink slipA notice of termination from an employer. He was in total disbelief when he received a pink slip from his boss today, as he had worked at the company for over a decade.See also: pink, slippink slip1. n. a piece of paper giving notice of dismissal from employment; any dismissal from employment. I got a pink slip today. I guess I had it coming. 2. tv. to dismiss someone from employment. (see also pink-slipped.) They pink slipped the whole office force today. 3. n. a learner’s permit for driving an automobile. (In some U.S. states.) You can’t even drive in your own driveway without a pink slip. See also: pink, slippink slipA notice of job termination. The term, used mainly in the United States, originated in the early 1900s but there is no evidence that such a notice was written on pink paper. A holdover from when workers were paid in cash, the termination slip was included in the envelope with their wages, often unexpectedly. The New York Times ran an article by Frank J. Prial on June 18, 1991, stating, “Six thousand New York City municipal employees are getting ‘pink slips’ this week. In other words, they are being laid off.” But, Prial went on to say, their termination was announced not by pink slip but by telex.See also: pink, slipPink Slip
A popular term for a note from an employer to an employee, indicating that the latter has been terminatedpink slip
pink slipn. 1) slang for official automobile registration certificate, due to its color in some states. 2) slang for notice of being fired or laid off from a job. AcronymsSeepop shotpink slip
Synonyms for pink slipnoun official notice that you have been fired from your jobSynonymsRelated Words- notice
- marching orders
- walking papers
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