pink slip

Definition of pink slip

: a notice from an employer that a recipient's employment is being terminated

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Recent Examples on the Web Current law is what is referred to as the pink slip. — cleveland, "Gov. Mike DeWine drops hints before today’s unveiling of gun legislation: Capitol Letter," 7 Oct. 2019 Restaurant aggregator Zomato, a unicorn, recently gave the pink slip to 540 employees, or 10% of its workforce. — Pramod Mathew, Quartz India, "Modi’s claim of a vibrant Indian economy is wrong on many counts," 25 Sep. 2019 Wearing her hair in Elle Woods's signature blonde tresses, Kardashian donned a tight pink slip, peach shades, a silver heart chain necklace, and a rhinestoned black tote bag (complete with a tiny dog). — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "Kim Kardashian Transforms Into Elle Woods from Legally Blonde for Halloween," 31 Oct. 2019 Or there’s Carrie, the vengeful prom queen whose blush pink slip dress was the picture of minimalism (before it got ruined with pig’s blood, of course). — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "5 Halloween Costumes Inspired by Spooky Leading Ladies," 22 Oct. 2019 Then there’s Elon Musk’s Tesla, which let 3,000 people go, and Toys R Us, which gave 31,000 staffers pink slips. — Samantha Leach, Glamour, "Here’s How to Get Back on Your Feet After Being Laid Off," 15 Oct. 2019 Once upon time, there was public debate and discussion whenever Orlando City predictably and prematurely fired its coach, but when James O’Connor got his pink slip on Monday, there seemed to be a collective civic yawn throughout Central Florida. — Mike Bianchi, Pro Soccer USA, "Ho hum, Orlando City fires another coach," 8 Oct. 2019 The end of August means that the hot seat/pink slip watch is alive and well down in the Plains. — Scooby Axson, SI.com, "Auburn, Oregon Meet in Week 1 Showdown With Plenty Already at Stake," 29 Aug. 2019 Negative energy - such as running into the kicker - can earn a rookie player a pink slip. — oregonlive, "Seattle Seahawks win their regular-season opener: 10 winners and losers," 9 Sep. 2019

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22 Dec 2019

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“Pink slip.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20slip. Accessed 23 December 2019.

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