pink slip

noun

: a notice from an employer that a recipient's employment is being terminated

pink-slip transitive verb

Examples of pink slip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Photographs originally obtained by local outlet News.com.au — taken at Sydney Opera House — show Cox wearing a pale pink slip dress with subtle makeup. —Latoya Gayle, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025

But with sweeping federal workforce terminations under the new Trump administration, many veterans who have served their country for years now face pink slips and uncertainty over their benefits and future career paths. —Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025

In classic Madonna style, the 66-year-old pop superstar hinted at suggestive poses while wearing a Burberry trench coat over a pink slip dress, fishnet gloves, thigh-high sheer tights and stilettos. —Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025

Johnson fired a coach for the first time during the season on Oct. 8 after giving Robert Saleh the pink slip following a 2-3 start. —Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pink slip

• airship
• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• flagship
• gunship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship