crop top

noun

plural crop tops
: a short upper-body garment that does not cover the midriff

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Brittany wore a Sau Lee gown with a crystal crop top that bared her abs and paired it with a simple black floor-length skirt. Hedy Phillips, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024 One of them might have been a triangular crop top showing off my midriff and some hot pants. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024 Graham snapped more photos in a white crop top, skinny jeans, black boots, a hot-pink puffer jacket and a wide-brimmed hat, in front of a lodge fireplace. Jen Juneau, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025 Videos released by police this week show Rodriguez handcuffed, wearing a white crop top and shorts with long, dark hair, sending the internet into a frenzy over her appearance. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crop top 

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crop top was in 1956

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“Crop top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crop%20top. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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