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walking papers
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walking papers
(noun)
walking papers
noun
walking papers
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of WALKING PAPERS
[
plural
]
US, informal
—
used to say that someone has been ordered to leave a place, job, etc.
His boss gave him his
walking papers
. [=(
Brit
)
marching orders
; his boss fired him]
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