rejection slip

noun

: a printed slip enclosed with a rejected manuscript returned by an editor to an author

Examples of rejection slip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There was radio silence from Singapore; a rejection slip from Walla Walla, Washington. Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rejection slip was in 1894

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“Rejection slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rejection%20slip. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.

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