pop-top

[ pop-top ]

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

1. Also pop top. a can having such a top:

   drinking beer from a pop-top.

2. the top itself.
3. the tab or ring fastener, especially when removed from such a can:

   a vest made entirely of pop-tops.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pop-top¹

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

Example Sentences

At a beautiful campground on Baker Lake in the heart of the Cascades, I lifted the pop-top tent of a Mercedes Metris camper van from Seattle’s Peace Vans, plopped on the soft mattress and thought to myself, “I made it.”

From Seattle Times

The Vanagon and Metris vans utilize the pop-top tent method for resting, in addition to a secondary bed inside the vehicle, where the back seats convert into a bed.

From Seattle Times

“This definitely is an animal paradise,” Kaixu exclaimed, observing through the pop-top.

From New York Times

Sleep Ventje vans can theoretically sleep four people: two above in the pop-top and two below when the seating is arranged into a bed.

From The Verge

Still, I was happy to find a pair within easy reach of the pop-top where I slept.

From The Verge

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