Pink slip

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Pink slip refers to the practice, by a personnel department, of including a discharge notice (printed on pink paper) in an employee's pay envelope to notify the worker of his or her termination or lay-off. The term dates from 1915; originally the color of the paper had no particular significance.

Other meanings:

• A pink slip can be a reference (usually informal) to an automobile registration or ownership certificate, often in California.
• Pink Slip is the fictional band in the movie Freaky Friday.
• A pink slip is the ownership of an automobile.
• A Pink Slip can serve as a detention notice.
• Pink Slip Records, a record label