pink slip

Informal notice to an employee of termination of employment

Origin: from the sometime use of pink paper for the employee's carbon of the dismissal notice

See pink slip in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Informal
A notice of termination of employment.

Related Forms:

  • pinkˈ-slipˈ (pĭngkˈslĭpˈ) verb

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