Walking-papers
plural noun, Informal.
1.
a notification of dismissal.
walking papers
plural noun
1.
(slang, mainly US & Canadian) notice of dismissal
walking papers definition
Notice of dismissal. To “get one’s walking papers” is to be fired.
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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.
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