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
Zosime	-	Ancient Greek
Bragg	[bræg]
Rolland	[rɔ:'læŋ]
Slavica	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Olaf	O-lahf (German, Dutch)	Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Polish
Kenta	ken-tah	Japanese