pink slip
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pink slip
noun
plural
pink slips
pink slip
noun
plural
pink slips
Britannica Dictionary definition of PINK SLIP
[count]
chiefly US, informal
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a notice that is given to a worker by an employer saying that the worker's job is ending
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Thousands of factory workers have been given the pink slip [=have been laid off; have lost their jobs] in recent months. = Thousands of workers have gotten the pink slip.
— pink–slip
verb pink–slips; pink–slipped; pink–slipping [+ object]
— usually used as (be/get) pink-slipped
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Thousands of factory workers have been/gotten pink-slipped in recent months.
