pink slip | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,metonymic)Anoticeofterminationofemployment.2003, Erica Orloff, Kathy Levinson,The 60-Second Commute: A Guide to Your 24/7 Home Office Life,page139:Pink slipsare being handed out faster in corporate America than you can say, “Recession? What recession?”2008, Chioma Isiadinso,The Best Business Schools' Admissions Secrets,page 4:From 2002 to 2004, many individuals receivedpink slipsas a result of a slow economy.2008, Warren Richard Plunkett, Raymond F. Attner, Gemmy S. Allen,Management: Meeting and Exceeding Customer Expectations, Thomson, 9th Edition,page 400,Oracle chose a weekend in which to notify PeopleSoft employees of their termination: the company sent thempink slipsvia express mail.; (US)Thetitledocument for anautomobile.1997, Jacqueline Diamond,Million-Dollar Mommy, Harlequin,unnumbered page:But when she visited the bank, all she found inside were thepink slipto her car, a passport she′d acquired two years ago before a vacation trip to Australia and a few other documents.; (Australia,New South Wales)An automobileroadworthinessinspectioncertificate.2001March 21, Sharon, “ObtainingPink Slip”, inaus.motorcycles‎[1](Usenet):My car mechanic does thepink slipfor my bike - he doesn't know anything about them but does know that I keep it in tip top condition.2002March 3, Terry, “Pink slipinspection?”, inaus.legal‎[2](Usenet):If the car is still currently registered, then you can drive it to anyone, anywhere to get thepink slip. If its just out of registration ( within 3 months of the rego expiring) then you take it to the nearest one ( or so they say)2003, Margo Daly, Anne Dehne,Rough Guide to Australia, 6th edition,page194:Demand to see thepink slip(certificate of roadworthiness), as it proves the car is safe.

Examples:

EN: That will take a pink slip.
ES: Eso conlleva un impreso de color rosa.
EN: The reason is because the little pink slip isn't showing.
ES: No estaremos porque no teníamos el pequeño papel rosa.
EN: P.S. I'm enclosing the pink slip on the Isotta which Rusty can send to the lady in Albuquerque.
ES: Posdata: Os mando el papel rosa del Isotta... que Rusty puede enviar a la dama de Albuquerque.
EN: It's a pink slip.
ES: Tu provisional.
EN: Let's see your pink slip.
ES: Veamos el papelito rosa.
EN: Uh... Your pink slip, certificate of ownership.
ES: Su papelito rosa, la documentación.
EN: Of course, no pink slip kind of changes the deal.
ES: Por supuesto, al no haber papeles el trato cambia.
EN: Oh, it would be so easy if she was wearing a pink slip.
ES: Sería estupendo si llevara bragas rosas.
EN: - Like a pink slip, so big.
ES: como una liquidación de este tamaño.
EN: That crazy fool machine of yours in Payroll went berserk this morning... and gave everybody a pink slip!
ES: ¡Esa máquina loca suya de Nóminas enloqueció esta mañana... y liquidó a todos!
EN: You got the pink slip?
ES: - ¿Te han despedido?
EN: Now instead of giving you a cold pink slip, I came to tell you in person.
ES: Ahora, en lugar de darle una fría carta de despido, vine a decírselo en persona.
EN: You got your pink slip...
ES: ¿Tiene la documentación...?
EN: If you want a pink slip, write it yourself. I'm not gonna help you out.
ES: Si quieres una carta de despido, escríbela tú misma.
EN: But they didn't have plant managers like yourself who went off into a crying jag every time a pink slip was attached to a time clock.
ES: Pero quizás ellos no tuvieron gerentes de planta como usted. Que rompe en llanto cada vez que uno de esos cerdos se va.

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