English
Noun
en-noun|singular=pink slip
#idiom (U.S.) notice of the termination of employment
#:After 20 years of dedicated service to the firm, they simply handed him a pink slip one day.
#(U.S.) the title for an automobile (source is most likely from California, where the title is printed on a smaller index-card sized piece of pink paper, as opposed to most other states where 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)
#(New South Wales) an automobile roadworthiness inspection certificate
Category:Australian English
Related terms
green slip
P45 - UK equivalent for termination of employment.
ru:pink slip
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