pink slip

¹

noun

1. notice of dismissal from one's job.

pink-slip

²

[ pingk-slip ]

verb (used with object)

, pink-slipped, pink-slip·ping.

1. to dismiss from a job:

   He will be pink-slipped next month.

pink slip

noun

1. informal.
   a notice of redundancy issued to an employee

Word History and Origins

Origin of pink slip¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Origin of pink slip²

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

“I don’t want to see thousands and thousands of pink slips go out. I don’t want to see disruption in the system,” he said.

From Seattle Times

“It’s more of a warning than a pink slip,” Ms. Greene told reporters on the steps of the Capitol.

From New York Times

Both companies, along with other cannabis producers, have also given out pink slips to thousands of workers in an effort to cut costs as they continue to generate little to no profit.

From BBC

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables recently told OUNightlySports that he didn’t like the way Sanders gave “pink slips” en masse to the bulk of the players he inherited.

From Washington Times

Instead of blood flowing in the streets of bureaucratic Washington, what about a sea of pink slips?

From Washington Times