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
Stelian	-	Romanian
FlÓRa	-	Hungarian
Jordan	['dʒɔ:dn]
Zora	-	Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Marna	-	Danish
Dugan	['du:gən]