pink slip

noun

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

pink-slip transitive verb

Examples of pink slip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After Los Angeles Unified delivered 3,200 pink slips to teachers and employees last month, the United Teachers Los Angeles has the temerity to strike for higher pay. —Lance Christensen, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026

If your work is routine, repetitive and boring, get ahead of this now — don’t wait for the pink slip. —Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026

The California School Employees Association, which represents about 240,000 of the state’s K-12 classified school support staff, reported that at least 2,700 pink slips had been issued to its members by the state’s March 15 deadline. —Edsource, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026

Statewright coached at Gateway for nine seasons, but was given a pink slip after going 4-18 in 2017-18. —Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pink slip

• airship
• airstrip
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• flagship
• gunship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship