ditty
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 5
/ˈdɪti/(UK)
Definition of ditty
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A short, simple verse or song.
“The Acme mattress ditty has been stuck in my head all day.”
“religious, martial, or civil ditties”
“And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing.”
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noun
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A short, simple verse or song.
“The Acme mattress ditty has been stuck in my head all day.”
“religious, martial, or civil ditties”
“And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing.”
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A saying or utterance, especially one that is short and frequently repeated.
“O, too high ditty for my simple rime.”
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of ditty bag.
verb
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To sing; to warble a little tune.
“Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English dite, ditee, from Old French ditie or dité, from ditier, from Latin dictāre (participle dictatus).
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