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View synonyms for pop-top
pop-top
[ pop-top ]
adjective
- (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
- Also pop top. a can having such a top:
drinking beer from a pop-top.
- the top itself.
- the tab or ring fastener, especially when removed from such a can:
a vest made entirely of pop-tops.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pop-top1
An Americanism dating back to 1965–70
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