ragtop

[ rag-top ]

noun

, Slang.

1. an automobile having a folding canvas top; tops; convertible.
2. the top tops itself:

   a ragtop that folds flush with the body.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ragtop¹

First recorded in 1950–55; rag ¹ + top ¹

Example Sentences

The museum’s main draw is “Hiram’s Ragtop,” a baby-blue 1952 “Golden Anniversary” Cadillac convertible, in the back seat of which Williams — having been given morphine for his lifelong back pain, made worse on the road — died, somewhere between Knoxville, Tenn.’s Andrew Johnson Hotel and Oak Hill, W.Va.

From Washington Post

Mark Wagner isn’t sure what he enjoys more: the looks he gets when he pulls his ancient Volkswagen ragtop into a EV charger parking space, or the looks he gets because of what he does next.

From Los Angeles Times

For his Beetle ragtop, Mark Wagner wanted to mimic the original car as much as possible, and the interior has been carefully upgraded.

From Los Angeles Times

Wrote Steve: “But I still think about that cute, red, ragtop Mustang!”

From Washington Post

American perennials include the ragtop Ford Mustang, a go-to for renters in Florida or Hawaii.

From New York Times