pink slip
noun
: a notice from an employer that a recipient's employment is being terminated
pink-slip
transitive verb
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At the end of last year, the company had 18,600 employees, but that was before a significant number of pink slips were given this year and Skydance Media was integrated.
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Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Cook wasn't the only one who received a pink slip from the White House in recent days.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Despite a deadly attack on the CDC campus less than two weeks ago, about 100 employees who worked in violence prevention are among those receiving pink slips.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
That will mean pink slips for Ezeudu, Jake Kubas, Bryan Hudson and Jimmy Morrissey.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Cook wasn't the only one who received a pink slip from the White House in recent days.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Despite a deadly attack on the CDC campus less than two weeks ago, about 100 employees who worked in violence prevention are among those receiving pink slips.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
That will mean pink slips for Ezeudu, Jake Kubas, Bryan Hudson and Jimmy Morrissey.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Pink slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20slip. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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