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
Recent Examples on the Web
May 15, 2024 The pub, long known as a hangout for musicians, initially featured Irish troubadours performing drinking songs and traditional Irish ditties.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
These clever, funny scenes become set-ups for some divine Sondheim ditties, which in turn loosen and switch the overall mood and allow for some playful banter about bachelor(ette)hood that leads you smoothly to the next scene.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2024
Their silly ditty has more than 47 million views on TikTok; for a brief moment on some online streaming charts, Barbara beat out Beyoncé.
—Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 1 June 2024
The ones who are in the street attacking Israel and chanting mindless ditties about the virtues of Hamas.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2024
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
These clever, funny scenes become set-ups for some divine Sondheim ditties, which in turn loosen and switch the overall mood and allow for some playful banter about bachelor(ette)hood that leads you smoothly to the next scene.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2024
Their silly ditty has more than 47 million views on TikTok; for a brief moment on some online streaming charts, Barbara beat out Beyoncé.
—Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 1 June 2024
The ones who are in the street attacking Israel and chanting mindless ditties about the virtues of Hamas.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Ditty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ditty. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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