noun
ditty
DIH-tee
noun
1
A short, simple, and often catchy song.
"He hummed a little ditty while washing the dishes."
How to Use Ditty
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA short, cheerful tune, often not taken very seriously.
Common pairings
catchy ditty
little ditty
sing a ditty
Word Forms
dittied past tense, ditties singular
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Etymology
From Middle English dite, from Old French ditie, ultimately from Latin dictare, "to compose" or "to dictate."