ditty
noun
a poem intended to be sung.
ditties
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pluralof ditty.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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None have measured up to their source material, although Lin-Manuel Miranda’s music in the 2024 prequel “Mufasa: The Lion King” contributed the best ditties to the studio’s songbook in decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The second season of Nida Manzoor’s comedic masterpiece about an all-female Muslim punk band is a ride of emotional highlights and jaunty fast-n-loud ditties.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024
The music comprises a broad repertoire of finger-clicking ditties and soaring power ballads.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
Boreson’s homespun ditties include the apropos: “Zero dacus, mucho cracus / hallaballu-za bub. / That’s the secret password that we use down at the club.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
There were many more folk ditties, some mean, others filthy, all of them cruel.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
