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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
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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.
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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.
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