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
Pippin (2)	PIP-in (English)	Literature
Antonija	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Callias	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Maarit	MAH:-reet	Finnish
Takis	-	Greek
Eliezer	el-ie-EE-zər (English)	Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek