crop top

British

noun

a short T-shirt or vest that reveals the wearer's midriff

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For a shot of superstar energy, there’s nothing like the kind of crop top Britney Spears helped popularize around the same time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

As the camera zoomed in, Anastacia strutted down the staircase, her hair in pigtails under a candy striped bucket hat, her midriff exposed by a crop top, in accordance with 1990s pop regulations.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

So especially when you first meet her in the flashback, she's wearing that very green lime green crop top.

From Salon • May 16, 2024

I love a little crop top, but I try to get interesting versions of those things.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2023

Anat was waiting for her just beyond the doors of the theater wearing a crop top and the vintage pencil skirt that Molly had given her because she couldn’t fit into it.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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