pink slip
Definition
- Noun:
- Official notice of termination from employment: A "pink slip" is an official document given to an employee to inform them that their job is being terminated. It is a colloquial term for a dismissal notice.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- After the merger, hundreds of employees received a pink slip.
- He was worried he would get the pink slip after the company's poor quarterly results.
Advanced Usage
- "to hand someone a pink slip": To formally dismiss someone from their job.
- The new manager had to hand pink slips to several underperforming staff members.
- "to be pink-slipped": (Often used as a verb in passive voice) To be dismissed from one's job.
- Many factory workers were pink-slipped when the plant automated its production.
Variants and Related Words
- Dismissal notice (n): A more formal term for an official document terminating employment.
- Termination letter (n): A formal document stating the end of employment.
Synonyms
- Notice of termination: The official communication ending employment.
- Walking papers: (Informal) A notice of dismissal.
Related Phrases
- "to get the ax": (Idiomatic) To be fired or dismissed from a job.
- The entire department got the ax after the project failed.
- "to be laid off": To be dismissed from a job, typically for economic reasons rather than performance.
- She was laid off when the company downsized.
Related Idioms
- "Pink slip party": (Informal, US) A social gathering for people who have recently lost their jobs.
- After the round of layoffs, some colleagues organized a pink slip party for mutual support.
Noun
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official notice that you have been fired from your job
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