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ditty
[ dit-ee ]
noun
- a poem intended to be sung.
- a short, simple song.
verb (used without object)
- Obsolete. to sing.
verb (used with object)
- Obsolete. to set to or celebrate in music.
ditty
/ ˈdɪtɪ /
noun
- a short simple song or poem
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of ditty1
Example Sentences
The song evokes the same reassuring warmth generated by that indelible “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” ditty “It’s You I Like,” especially as reinterpreted by Sherie Rene Scott in her 2010 Broadway show “Everyday Rapture.”
A lovely chamber-folk ditty about two lovers keeping painful track of each other long after the end of their toxic romance.
The song opened on cue with a “little ditty about Jack and Diane,” but then the music abruptly stopped.
The music was Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice,” a weird little ditty that did make you want to dance.
Mr. Watford’s signature hit was “So Into You,” a jubilant ditty that paired his romantic, yearning vocal, inspired by Luther Vandross, with insistent strings, a lush piano line, and frequent handclaps and drum rolls.
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