pink slip

noun

: a notice from an employer that a recipient's employment is being terminated
pink-slip transitive verb

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Ava might've been given the pink slip on Abbott Elementary, but Janelle James, the actress behind the beloved sitcom character, sees green pastures ahead. EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025 So every other stop he’s had, it’s taken a few years to get from the team’s high to the pink slip. Arthur Staple, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Many of the layoff notices are eventually rescinded after school districts review their credentials, retirement notices and enrollment numbers, but the pink slips have been found to reduce teacher recruitment and retention. David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 So sending pink slips to all of them would save taxpayers $245.8 billion a year in federal salaries. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pink slip

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pink slip was in 1904

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“Pink slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20slip. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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