pink slip
noun
: a notice from an employer that a recipient's employment is being terminated
pink-slip
transitive verb
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Reuters said the cuts would represent the largest round of layoffs at Amazon since some 27,000 jobs were eliminated starting in late 2022, and that managers are undergoing training Monday on communicating with staff ahead of pink slips that will begin to hit email inboxes Tuesday morning.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Brian Kelly became the latest college football coach to get a pink slip before the 2025 season’s end.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
On the runway, the striking pink-and-black shoes appeared in various looks, styled with everything from a sheer mini dress and ivory tights to a flowy pink slip.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
As Brown and O’Neill attempt to reimagine job loss—to make poinsettias out of pink slips—their positivity can seem to border on delusion.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Brian Kelly became the latest college football coach to get a pink slip before the 2025 season’s end.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
On the runway, the striking pink-and-black shoes appeared in various looks, styled with everything from a sheer mini dress and ivory tights to a flowy pink slip.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
As Brown and O’Neill attempt to reimagine job loss—to make poinsettias out of pink slips—their positivity can seem to border on delusion.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Pink slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20slip. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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