get the bullet
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Hotten suggests a play on the idea of being discharged (as a bullet is from a gun).
Verb[edit]
get the bullet (third-person singular simple present gets the bullet, present participle getting the bullet, simple past got the bullet, past participle got the bullet or gotten the bullet)
- (slang) To be fired from one's employment.
References[edit]
- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary