car hop

noun

A waiter who serves customers sitting in parked cars.

“He was wearing standard car-hop attire.”

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Meanings

nouncar hop (plural car hops)

plural car hops

  1. A waiter who serves customers sitting in parked cars.

    He was wearing standard car-hop attire.

  2. A restaurant where customers are served in parked cars

    Meet me at the car hop, or at the pop shop

    1962, “Pretty Little Baby”, in Don Stirling, Bill Nauman (lyrics), Connie Francis Sings Second Hand Love & Other Hits, performed by Connie Francis
Cite this entry
APA

car hop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/car%20hop

MLA

“car hop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/car%20hop. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “car hop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/car%20hop.

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