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
She’s best known for her enthusiastic and approachable ditties on key subjects, like potty training.
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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
From the outset, Blood Orange conjured up sober images of everyday life via optimistic ditties that underscore freedom and empowerment.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 2 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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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
From the outset, Blood Orange conjured up sober images of everyday life via optimistic ditties that underscore freedom and empowerment.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 2 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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In the ballad, the hero is betrayed by his cousin, who bleeds him too severely while administering a blood-letting cure.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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The music video for the ballad, included on the deluxe edition of Cyrus's Something Beautiful, depicts Cyrus in a sculptural Iris van Herpen look that screams avant-garde.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In addition to performing his new song, Aldean presented Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, with the inaugural Charlie Kirk Legacy Award.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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All these songs rely on a strong backbeat more than harmonies or guitar solos, for example.—
John Lingan,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Acharia attended Raj’s recent New York City show, describing a packed venue where the predominantly young, female audience knew every lyric.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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Other sertanejo and agronejo artists content themselves with promoting agrobusiness interests through their lyrics, praising industrial farming and the miracle of pesticides.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Today's kids can't even sing the jingles.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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This holiday season, that catchy and unforgettable jingle will be ringing in our heads once more as Toys ‘R’ Us expands its reach just in time for Santa’s elves.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
24 Nov. 2025
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Immigration tales tend to adopt a hybrid form—part elegy for life in the home country, part hymn to the promise of the new.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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Tutivillus, who totted up all the mistakes clergymen made when singing hymns or reciting psalms.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The legendary Public Enemy rapper and dating show debutante served as the guest judge on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Night, in which the eight remaining couples hit the floor with head-banging routines set to a litany of iconic anthems.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
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The trumpets lend a romantic, even sensual touch to this anthem of desperate love, complemented by the vocals of Ricardo Yocupicio and Geovanni Mondragón and the rest of the instrumentation, which includes the essential tuba, clarinets, and horns.—
Luisa Calle,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Ditty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditty. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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