drop top

noun

A convertible car, the roof of which can be folded down to form an open-top vehicle.

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Meanings

noundrop top (plural drop tops)

plural drop tops · alternative drop-top · alternative droptop

  1. UScolloquialA convertible car, the roof of which can be folded down to form an open-top vehicle.

    I gotta go 'cause I got me a drop top And if I hit the switch, I can make the ass drop

    1992, Ice Cube, “It Was a Good Day”, in The Predator
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    You got no hand skills, there's no security to save ya No pager, no celly, no drop top Benz-y

    1998, “Moment of Truth”, in Moment of Truth, performed by Gang Starr

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
convertible

Origin

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

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APA

drop top. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20top

MLA

“drop top.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20top. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drop top,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drop%20top.

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