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