pink-'slip
11Pink Slip — An informal or slang term referring to a notice of dismissal given to an employee. A pink slip is an official notification that a worker s position has been eliminated or that the worker s services are no longer needed. In other words, a pink… …
12pink slip — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pink slip : singular pink slip plural pink slips American informal notice that an employer gives to someone telling them that they are no longer employed …
13pink slip — noun official notice that you have been fired from your job • Syn: ↑dismissal, ↑dismission • Hypernyms: ↑notice • Hyponyms: ↑walking papers, ↑marching orders * * * ˌpink ˈslip …
14pink slip — noun a) (U.S.) notice of the termination of employment After 20 years of dedicated service to the firm, they simply handed him a pink slip one day. b) (U.S.) the title for an automobile (source is most likely from California …
15pink-slip — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: pink slip, noun : to give a pink slip to : fire …
16pink slip — American a notice of dismissal If that is the message, the paper on which it is figuratively written is pink, whatever the colour. Less often referring to retirement: I m forty seven hours and forty five minutes from owning my own… …
17pink slip — noun Date: 1915 a notice from an employer that a recipient s employment is being terminated • pink slip transitive verb …
18pink-slip — transitive verb see pink slip …
19pink-slip — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Informal. To end the employment or service of: cashier, discharge, dismiss, drop, release, terminate. Informal: ax, fire. Slang: boot1, bounce, can, sack1. Idioms: give someone his or her walking papers, give someone… …
20pink slip — If someone receives a pink slip, they receive a letter telling them they have lost their job. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
