Giving the mitten

Posted by Amanda Lovell June 01, 2000

...or getting it, meaning to reject or, more specifically, fire someone. Anyone have any idea where this comes from?

Replies

Giving the mitten James Briggs 06/01/00
- Mitto mittere misi missum Bruce Kahl 06/02/00
  - Fired ESC 06/02/00
    - Fired - a very old origin James Briggs 06/02/00