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

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