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walking papers

walk·ing pa·per
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [waw-king pey-per]
    • /ˈwɔ kɪŋ ˈpeɪ pər/
    • /ˈwɔːkɪŋ ˈpeɪ.pər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-king pey-per]
    • /ˈwɔ kɪŋ ˈpeɪ pər/

Definitions of walking papers words

  • noun plural walking papers notice of dismissal 0
  • noun walking papers dismissal from a job 0
  • noun walking papers (plural only) Being fired (cashiered). 0
See all 3 definitions of walking papers

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Origin of walking papers

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Walking papers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Walking papers

walking papers popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for walking papers

noun walking papers

  • conge — permission to depart or dismissal, esp when formal
  • demobilization — to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
  • discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
  • dislodgement — to remove or force out of a particular place: to dislodge a stone with one's foot.
  • heave ho — an act or effort of heaving.
All 9 Synonyms of walking papers

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