pink slip

noun

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

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Brian Kelly became the latest college football coach to get a pink slip before the 2025 season’s end. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025 On the runway, the striking pink-and-black shoes appeared in various looks, styled with everything from a sheer mini dress and ivory tights to a flowy pink slip. Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025 As Brown and O’Neill attempt to reimagine job loss—to make poinsettias out of pink slips—their positivity can seem to border on delusion. Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 Bob Melvin got his pink slip after two years with the Giants, and 22 years total as a big league skipper, with five different teams. Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pink slip

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 29 Oct. 2025.

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