drop top

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English

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Etymology

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A rhyming colloquial form derived from the fact that the roof (top) of the car drops down.

Noun

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drop top (plural drop tops)

  1. (colloquial, US) A convertible car, the roof of which can be folded down to form an open-top vehicle.
    • 1998, “Moment of Truth”, in Moment of Truth, performed by Gang Starr:
      You got no hand skills, there's no security to save ya / No pager, no celly, no drop top Benz-y
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