as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
sung a little ditty in a minor key
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Recent Examples of ditty
Nish Kumar and Mark Watson deliver a surprisingly catchy little ditty, but the real crowning moment comes when Bob Mortimer, Aisling Bea, and Sally Phillips take the stage.
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Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
She’s best known for her enthusiastic and approachable ditties on key subjects, like potty training.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Word is this effective horror ditty set in a haunted country home features star turns from its director, canine star and others in the cast.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
The character, along with her Daddy, Mommy and Pinkfong, has been part of a stage show all summer, which has marked the 10th anniversary of BS and his catchy-for-preschoolers ditty.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
She’s best known for her enthusiastic and approachable ditties on key subjects, like potty training.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Word is this effective horror ditty set in a haunted country home features star turns from its director, canine star and others in the cast.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
The character, along with her Daddy, Mommy and Pinkfong, has been part of a stage show all summer, which has marked the 10th anniversary of BS and his catchy-for-preschoolers ditty.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditty
Noun
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These interludes are like ballads in-between heavy power chord tunes at a stadium rock concert; an experience somewhat akin to watching a big loud action movie such as this.—
Richard Kuipers,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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Months after its release, singles from the Prodigy and the Chemical Brothers wound their way up the radio charts alongside alt-rock holdovers and glistening pop ballads.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One no longer purchases an album—one purchases a subscription service that grants access to basically every album and song ever made.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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Its songs felt engineered for a highly distinct mood, and his voice, a husky brooding tone that was grizzled by Auto-Tune, functioned more as another instrument in the mix than typical vocals.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2026
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The video segments and special effects always played to the lyrics, strengthening storylines with images that moved between fantastical and rooted in reality.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Palmer’s gritty but gracefully soulful singing prowess and fast way with a lyric brought a different energy to what the Taylors and Thompson had planned for the sessions.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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There were even multiple catchy jingles that captured the correct ratios for each component, though different versions included varying amounts.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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Besides the trademark ATMs, the company’s vending machines found at many airports made loud, attention-drawing jingles, drawing dramatic complaints and jokes from TikTok travelers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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For Ann Lee, an arthouse musical that counts among its closest antecedents Robert Eggers’ The Witch and the Björk-starring Dancer in the Dark, Blumberg reworked and retrofitted 10 traditional Shaker hymns, and recorded Seyfried and the other actors live on set.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
22 Jan. 2026
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While there’s not a plethora of information available about Lee, there is a legacy of what the Shakers — now numbering three members in Maine’s Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village — left behind, from journals, text, hymns and, in particular, furniture and architecture.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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During the events, roaring anthems from Lady Gaga, Rihanna, The Killers, Bad Bunny, Britney Spears and others are set to clips from Heated Rivalry.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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It’s even been adopted as an anthem of gay pride, thanks to its themes of acceptance and love.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Ditty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditty. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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