Giving the mitten

Posted by Amanda Lovell on June 01, 2000

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

• 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