crop top

noun

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

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Slightly more clothed was Emma Stone, glowing in a buttery satin top and beaded skirt by Louis Vuitton, and looking remarkably at ease in, of all things, a formal crop top. Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026 Dissimilarly, jeans, crop tops, and minidresses don't fit the code. Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026 Brown posed in a bedroom wearing a black two-piece, formfitting set, featuring a crop top long-sleeve shirt and coordinating micro shorts. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025 One especially memorable getup involved a skirt and crop top made out of bingo cards. Madeline Bilis, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crop top

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

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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 14 Jan. 2026.

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