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in_the_loop_562 notice that one has been fired from one’s job The expression probably originates from the color of the form used to notify people that they had been fired. Such forms often came in multiple carbon copies. Each copy was a different color and was designated for a different recipient, e.g., the pay office got one particular color, while the fired person always got the pink copy.

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PINK SLIP Yesterday the company fired a dozen people. They all got pink slips in their pay packets.Gordon came home early from work looking worried. He had just gotten a pink slip, and now he would have to find another job. Job/Work

Id	in_the_loop_562
Idiom	PINK SLIP
Definition	notice that one has been fired from one’s job
Examples	Yesterday the company fired a dozen people. They all got pink slips in their pay packets. Gordon came home early from work looking worried. He had just gotten a pink slip, and now he would have to find another job.
Extra Info	The expression probably originates from the color of the form used to notify people that they had been fired. Such forms often came in multiple carbon copies. Each copy was a different color and was designated for a different recipient, e.g., the pay office got one particular color, while the fired person always got the pink copy.
Category	Job/Work

Pink Fired Slip Pay Color Loop Notice One’s