jotters
Notebooks; 'get yer jotters' means to be sacked
Definitions
School exercise books; figuratively, 'to get your jotters' is to be dismissed from a job.
jotters In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Scots, from 'jotter' (a notebook for jotting); the sacking sense from being handed your papers.
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What does 'jotters' mean?
Literally school exercise books used for jotting notes. Figuratively, 'to get your jotters' means to be sacked or dismissed from a job.
How do you use 'get your jotters'?
You say someone 'got their jotters' when they've been fired, as in 'He got his jotters for turnin' up late.'
Where is 'jotters' from?
It's Scots, from 'jotter', a notebook for jotting things down. The sacking sense comes from being handed your papers on the way out.
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