crop top

noun

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

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Core Power At Alaïa, a ballet or Pilates-ready crop top meets a full skirt and knee-high boots to excellent effect. Christina Holevas, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025 Goulding could be seen wearing a leather jacket over a black crop top, which stopped above her bare bump. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025 Jenner put her slim frame on display in a mirror selfie for another snapshot, sporting a black crop top and matching leggings. Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 17 Nov. 2025 Which, in the mid-1980s, was LeBrock in a crop top. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025 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 15 Dec. 2025.

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