plural ditties
: an especially simple and unaffected song
Examples of ditty in a Sentence
Play us a little ditty.
sung a little ditty in a minor key
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The original was a perky folk-pop ditty that sums up the events of the Revolution, like the Boston Tea Party.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
Some drew on popular terrace chants such as Fortune’s Always Hiding (West Ham United), Tired and Weary (Birmingham City) and the aforementioned Grimsby Town ditty about fishing.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 June 2025
The duo previously worked with Maximum Effort on ditties for the Apple Original Film Spirted starring Reynolds and Will Farrell.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 June 2025
Now, Eno’s nostalgic ditty will be preserved for posterity.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
Some drew on popular terrace chants such as Fortune’s Always Hiding (West Ham United), Tired and Weary (Birmingham City) and the aforementioned Grimsby Town ditty about fishing.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 June 2025
The duo previously worked with Maximum Effort on ditties for the Apple Original Film Spirted starring Reynolds and Will Farrell.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 June 2025
Now, Eno’s nostalgic ditty will be preserved for posterity.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ditty
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“Ditty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ditty. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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