pink slip
noun
: a notice from an employer that a recipient's employment is being terminated
pink-slip
transitive verb
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The surge in pink slips started in 2023, when companies that had gone on hiring sprees during the COVID-19 pandemic began to cut back.
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Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The pink slip on the desk Friday afternoon, a term that comes from factory routing slips color-coded to indicate termination, carried its own bureaucratic poetry.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
White was replaced by Brandan Smith, who could be handed a pink slip.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
The boot in question obviously isn’t a pink slip or a rejection notice.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
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Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The pink slip on the desk Friday afternoon, a term that comes from factory routing slips color-coded to indicate termination, carried its own bureaucratic poetry.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
White was replaced by Brandan Smith, who could be handed a pink slip.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
The boot in question obviously isn’t a pink slip or a rejection notice.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
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“Pink slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20slip. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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