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WALKING PAPERS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge
Synonyms:
marching orders; walking papers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("walking papers" is a kind of...):
dismissal; dismission; pink slip (official notice that you have been fired from your job)