pink slip

Etymology
From +, 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.

Noun

 * 1)  Notice of termination of employment.
 * 2) * 2008, Warren Richard Plunkett, Raymond F. Attner, Gemmy S. Allen, Management: Meeting and Exceeding Customer Expectations, Thomson, 9th Edition, |%22pink+slips%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=35rYT-mcNMWViAeIpaSiAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22pink%20slip%22|%22pink%20slips%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 400,
 * Oracle chose a weekend in which to notify PeopleSoft employees of their termination: the company sent them pink slips via express mail.
 * 1)  The title document for an automobile.
 * 2)  An automobile roadworthiness inspection certificate.
 * 1)  The title document for an automobile.
 * 2)  An automobile roadworthiness inspection certificate.
 * 1)  An automobile roadworthiness inspection certificate.

Translations

 * Finnish: irtisanomisilmoitus
 * German: blauer Brief
 * Thai:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: katsastustodistus

Verb

 * 1)  To terminate the employment of.