pink slip

noun

: a notice from an employer that a recipient's employment is being terminated
pink-slip transitive verb

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Workers are no longer waiting for pink slips to start exploring options. Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 Wherever the courts come down on Trump’s firing authority, the decisions could pertain to any potential pink slips issued at the Fed. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025 Thousands of agency employees are expected to receive pink slips in mid-May, about a month after Tax Day, April 15. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025 In every corner of the FDA, and at sister health agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, thousands of workers, specialists, and scientists were slapped with Department of Government Efficiency pink slips Tuesday morning. Dan Morrison, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pink slip

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pink slip was in 1904

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“Pink slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20slip. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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