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walking papers

 
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–noun Informal.
a notification of dismissal.
Origin:
1815–25, Americanism
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walking papers  
pl.n.   Slang
A notice of discharge or dismissal.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

walking papers

Notice of dismissal. To “get one's walking papers” is to be fired.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Slang Dictionary
walking papers

  1. n.
    a notice of being fired, released, divorced, etc. : I hope I don't get my walking papers today. I need this job.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

walking papers

A dismissal, as in They're downsizing, and I got my walking papers last week. This slangy expression, first recorded in 1835, refers to a written notice of dismissal.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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