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walking papers
plural noun
- a notification of dismissal.
walking papers
plural noun
- slang.notice of dismissal
Word History and Origins
Origin of walking papers1
Idioms and Phrases
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.Example Sentences
The White House has denied any plans to give the former Fox News host his walking papers.
While Wray resigned before he could be booted from the position, reports indicate Trump wasn't satisfied with just the top man's walking papers.
“The exchange from this board member only proves my point. The entire board and then Mr. DeJoy should be handed their walking papers. Their unquestioning support for this postmaster general is unacceptable,” he said.
In seeking to right the ship by publicly distancing himself from the president’s expressed desire to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy troops in America’s cities, Mr. Esper practically signed his own walking papers.
Thirty-three years of service and this is what you get: your walking papers, with maybe a medal thrown in.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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