Meanings
plural ragtops
- informalA convertible (automobile); its convertible top.
driving a ragtop
3 more examples
put the ragtop down
Johnny imagines all manner of chrome gadgetry that he could kipe and give to his father to jazz up his ’fifty-six Ford Vicky ragtop.
1987 [1984], James Ellroy, chapter 22, in Because the Night, New York: Avon, →ISBN, page 189Oh me, oh my oh Would you look at Miss Ohio She's runnin around with the ragtop down Says I wanna do right but not right now I know all about it So you don't have to shout it I'm gonna straighten it out somehow Yeah I wanna do right but not right now
2017 [2003], Gillian Welch, “Look at Miss Ohio”, in Soul Journey, performed by Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Amanda Shires, Jason IsbellSynonyms: top
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA convertible (automobile); its convertible top.
Origin
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ragtop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ragtop
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