pink-slip
[ pingk-slip ]
/ ˈpɪŋkˈslɪp /
verb (used with object), pink-slipped, pink-slip·ping.
to dismiss from a job: He will be pink-slipped next month.
Origin of pink-slip
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby pink-slip
pink slip,
pink stern,
pink tea,
pink-collar,
pink-footed goose,
pink-slip,
pinken,
pinkerton,
pinkeye,
pinkham,
pinkiang
Definition for pink-slip (2 of 2)
pink slip
noun
notice of dismissal from one's job.
Origin of pink slip
First recorded in 1910–15
British Dictionary definitions for pink-slip
pink slip
noun
US informal
a notice of redundancy issued to an employee