pink slip
noun
: a notice from an employer that a recipient's employment is being terminated
pink-slip
transitive verb
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In past years, the council raised parking fees and slashed vacant positions instead of handing employees a pink slip.
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Retirement incentives will be offered to some qualified administrators and pink slips will be sent to impacted staff in the coming months and layoffs taking effect at the end of the school year.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Lopez opted for a pink slip dress and some fuzzy outerwear.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
The pink slips are understood to be across the board at AGBO rather than in specific units.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
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Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Retirement incentives will be offered to some qualified administrators and pink slips will be sent to impacted staff in the coming months and layoffs taking effect at the end of the school year.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Lopez opted for a pink slip dress and some fuzzy outerwear.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
The pink slips are understood to be across the board at AGBO rather than in specific units.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Pink slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20slip. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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