drop top

See also: droptop

English

Alternative forms

• drop-top, droptop

Etymology

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

Noun

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

Related terms

• top-down