scoop neck

American  

noun

1. a round, usually low, neckline on a dress, blouse, etc.

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scoop neck British  

noun

1. a rounded low-cut neckline on a woman's garment

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Etymology

Origin of scoop neck

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Some images show her playing boss, her hair backswept, wearing items including a black leather trench coat and a scoop neck midi dress.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

You wouldn’t want your crisp crew to sag into a dreaded V. Or worse, a scoop neck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 22, 2018

Without the scoop neck and the mirrored shades there is no Salt Bae, and Salt Bae was what everybody in the room had come to see.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2018

And then Viola Davis arrived in a brilliant white pantsuit with a scoop neck and what looked like gold sneakers.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2017

He stood in the seat, swinging the little scoop neck door open for me.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott