pink slip
Meanings
Noun
- Notice of termination of employment.
- The title document for an automobile.
- An automobile roadworthiness inspection certificate.
Verb
- To terminate the employment of.
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Origin
- From pink + slip, referring to the colour of the paper, in some cases as it was in past, and not necessarily present, practice.
- Most likely from California, where the title is printed on a smaller index-card sized piece of pink paper; in other states the title is typically a full-size 8 1/2" x 11" sheet, usually printed on blue or blue-green paper with borders, similar to a stock certificate.
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