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pink slips

pink slips is the plural of pink slip.

Meaning of pink slip

Noun

pink slip (plural pink slips)

  1. (idiomatic, metonymically) A notice of termination of employment.
    • Pink slips are being handed out faster in corporate America than you can say, “Recession? What recession?”2003, Erica Orloff, Kathy Levinson, The 60-Second Commute: A Guide to Your 24/7 Home Office Life, page 139
    Synonyms:
    P45
  2. (US) The title document for an automobile.
    • But when she visited the bank, all she found inside were the pink slip to her car, a passport she′d acquired two years ago before a vacation trip to Australia and a few other documents.1997, Jacqueline Diamond, Million-Dollar Mommy, Harlequin, unnumbered page
  3. (Australia, New-South-Wales) An automobile roadworthiness inspection certificate.
    • My car mechanic does the pink slip for my bike - he doesn't know anything about them but does know that I keep it in tip top condition.2001 March 21, Sharon, “Obtaining Pink Slip”, in aus.motorcycles (Usenet)

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Questions about pink slips

What is pink slips the plural of?
Pink slips is the plural of pink slip.

Words near pink slips in the dictionary

  1. pink sky at night, sailors' delight; pink sky in the morning, sailors take warning
  2. pink slime
  3. pink slip
  4. pink slipped
  5. pink slipping
  6. pink slips
  7. pink snapper
  8. pink snappers
  9. pink spot
  10. pink spots
  11. pink squirrel

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