pop-top

[pop-top] /ˈpɒpˌtɒp/
adjective
1.
(of a can) having a top with a tab or ring that when pulled up or off exposes a precut hole or peels off the entire lid.
noun
2.
Also, pop top. a can having such a top:
drinking beer from a pop-top.
3.
the top itself.
4.
the tab or ring fastener, especially when removed from such a can:
a vest made entirely of pop-tops.
Also called pull-top, flip-top.
Origin
1965-70, Americanism
Examples from the web for pop-top
  • He stopped at one end and picked up a pop-top to show her, then dropped it and did another lap around the bower.
  • My father had invented the pop-top soda can but couldn't afford to follow through.
Slang definitions & phrases for pop-top

pop-top

noun
  1. A small sailboat, camper, etc, whose top rises to provide headroom and sleeping room
  2. (also flip-top) A beverage can with a preperforated opening and a ringlike lever on the top for access to the liquid (1970+)