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Definition of carhop

carhop

/ˈkɑːr.hɑːp/
car · hop
Plural:carhops
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Past Simple:carhopped
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Past Participle:carhopped
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Present Participle:carhopping
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carhop Lexical Profile

carhop Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

North American A waiter or waitress at a drive-in restaurant who brings food and drinks directly to customers waiting in their parked cars, often wearing roller skates.

Example

"The carhop glided across the pavement on roller skates and hooked a metal tray onto our rolled-down window."

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• verb

1

North American To work as a server delivering food and drinks to customers in their parked cars at a drive-in restaurant.

Example

"She carhopped at the local burger stand during her summer breaks in the 1950s."

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• Nearby Words

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Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in American English in the 1930s as a compound of 'car' and 'hop', modeled on 'bellhop' to describe attendants who hurried out to serve motorists at drive-in restaurants.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Carhop. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/carhop
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