pink slipped
Given walking papers
Pink slipped means fired or laid off from a job.
The term comes from the pink slip—a notice of termination, whether an actual document or figurative: Half the department got pink slipped during the restructuring.
The color pink in this context has long been associated with dismissal notices in American workplaces.
- walking papersInformal dismissal notice
- layoffTermination without cause
- exitWay to leave
- deskFurniture for writing
- cardboard boxRigid paper container
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