tiptop

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noun

The very topmost point.

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freeze popflavored ice or frozen fruit juice in a tubeparticularly of the Tip Top brand but now also genericizedaceA-onecrackfirst-ratesuper
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Meanings

tiptop1

nountiptop (countable and uncountable, plural tiptops)

plural tiptops · alternative tip-top

  1. countableuncountableThe very topmost point.
  2. countablefigurativelyThe highest or utmost degree; the best of anything.
  3. Multicultural London EnglishslanguncountableAfrican-American VernacularOral stimulation of the male member, a blowjob (more commonly top).

    Bad little bitch give me tiptop, don’t stop, this little beat is a co-bop

    2020 July 27, “Sodapop”, Grimz (lyrics), Giusepe (music)
adverbtiptop (not comparable)

alternative tip-top

  1. not comparableExcellently; in a first-rate manner.

tiptop2

nountiptop (countable and uncountable, plural tiptops)

plural tiptops · alternative tip-top

  1. UKWalesWest MidlandscountableuncountableSynonym of freeze pop, flavored ice or frozen fruit juice in a tube, particularly of the Tip Top brand but now also genericized.

    To us, these are (and always have been) called 'cool pops'. To others - particularly on Twitter - they're everything from 'ice pops' to 'ice lollies' to 'ice poles' to 'freeze pops' to 'Tip-Tops'.

    2023 April 17 (last accessed), “The internet is arguing about what these frozen things are officially called”, in entertainment.ie, entertainment.ie, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2022
    2 more examples

    Although they go by many names across the world freezer pop, ice-pole, pop stick icy-pole ice pop, tip top and ice candy but in the hoods of America they are known and respected as Freeze Pops. The pops are made by freezing flavored liquid such as sugar water, Kool-Aid or some form of fruit juice or purée inside a plastic tube - at least the kinds we ate.

    2017, Kenny Attaway, Black Cream: A Handful of Sky & a Pocketful of Confetti

    Brand names also came up with many naming the treat based on the product sold in their region. US users claimed that the sweet treat aught(sic.) to be referred to as an Otter Pop, a popular brand across the pond. Meanwhile UK users were more in favour of the Mr Freeze, found in many a corner shop while Welsh customers said the correct name was in fact a Tip Top.

    2018 June 25, Martha Cliff, “Ice pops... or freezies? Debate over the CORRECT name for classic summer treat goes ciral on Twitter - so what do YOU call them?”, in MailOnline, archived from the original on 09 Oct 2021

    Synonyms: freeze pop, flavored ice or frozen fruit juice in a tube, particularly of the Tip Top brand but now also genericized

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of freeze pop, flavored ice or frozen fruit juice in a tube, particularly of the Tip Top brand but now also genericized.

Similar
freeze popflavored ice or frozen fruit juice in a tubeparticularly of the Tip Top brand but now also genericized

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof the highest quality

nounthe highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

tiptop · noun, adverb

From tip + top.

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tiptop · noun

Genericized trademark of the brand name Tip Tops, originally made by the now defunct West Bromwich company Crystallized Confections.

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Translations

Bulgarian връх
  • връх (vrăh)very topmost point
Finnish kärkipiste, huippupiste
  • kärkipistevery topmost point
  • huippupistevery topmost point
Italian di prim'ordine
  • di prim'ordinevery topmost point
Polish wierzchołek, tip-top
  • wierzchołekvery topmost point
  • tip-topexcellently
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APA

tiptop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiptop

MLA

“tiptop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiptop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tiptop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiptop.

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