Pink-slip


[pingk-slip] /ˈpɪŋkˈslɪp/

verb (used with object), pink-slipped, pink-slipping.
1.
to dismiss from a job:
He will be pink-slipped next month.
noun
1.
notice of dismissal from one’s job.
noun
1.
(US, informal) a notice of redundancy issued to an employee

noun phrase

verb

: They had pink-slipped Hartz one brutal afternoon (1915+)

Related Terms

get the pink slip, give someone the pink slip

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