Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Definition of pink slip - 4 dictionary results

pink slip

–noun
notice of dismissal from one's job.

Origin:
1910–15

pink-slip

[pingk-slip]
–verb (used with object), -slipped, -slip⋅ping.
to dismiss from a job: He will be pink-slipped next month.

Origin:
1950–55
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To pink slip
pink slip  
n.   Informal
A notice of termination of employment.
pink'-slip' (pĭngk'slĭp') v.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Slang Dictionary
pink slip

  1. 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.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see pink slip on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: