walking papers

A dismissal, as in They're downsizing, and I got my walking papers last week. This slangy expression, first recorded in 1835, refers to a written notice of dismissal.

walking papers

n. a notice of being fired, released, divorced, etc. I hope I don’t get my walking papers today. I need this job.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jenn	JEN	English
Shweta	-	Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati
Vega	-	Astronomy
Syuzanna	-	Russian
Fortunatus	-	Late Roman
Jessalyn	JES-ə-lin	English (Rare)