pink slip
noun
: a notice from an employer that a recipient's employment is being terminated
pink-slip
transitive verb
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There, Brydon Bloom donned a custom Victoria Beckham pink slip dress with silver Manolo Blahnik heels.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
But those who received pink slips aren’t going quietly, and at times are publicly challenging the evaluations of their work.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
The Washington Post: Taxpayers own a museum’s worth of precious artworks and historical treasures maintained in locations nationwide by General Services Administration experts who recently received pink slips under Trump’s DOGE initiative.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
Back home, more pink slips for federal employees go out and the scrutiny of Elon Musk's role as the hatchet man for those agencies intensifies.
—CBS News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
But those who received pink slips aren’t going quietly, and at times are publicly challenging the evaluations of their work.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
The Washington Post: Taxpayers own a museum’s worth of precious artworks and historical treasures maintained in locations nationwide by General Services Administration experts who recently received pink slips under Trump’s DOGE initiative.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
Back home, more pink slips for federal employees go out and the scrutiny of Elon Musk's role as the hatchet man for those agencies intensifies.
—CBS News, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Pink slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20slip. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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