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PINK SLIP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Official notice that you have been fired from your job
Synonyms:
dismissal; dismission; pink slip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pink slip" is a kind of...):
notice (advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pink slip"):
marching orders; walking papers ((informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge)