crop top

noun

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

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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 Actress Emma Myers was also seen in a Louis Vuitton set—a V-neck crop top and jacquard jeans. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025 Perhaps the most standout look is Drea's (Camila Mendes) lilac crop top, yellow tennis skirt and yellow headband. Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 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 26 Nov. 2025.

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