ditty
Use Ditty in a sentence
i noun
1.
a poem intended to be sung.
2.
a short, simple song.
verb (used without object)
3.
Obsolete. to sing.
verb (used with object)
4.
Obsolete. to set to or celebrate in music.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English dite < Anglo-French, Old French dit(i)e poem, noun use of past participle of ditier to compose < Latin dictāre; see dictate
1250–1300; Middle English dite < Anglo-French, Old French dit(i)e poem, noun use of past participle of ditier to compose < Latin dictāre; see dictate
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| a short simple song or poem | |
| [C13: from Old French ditie poem, from ditier to compose, from Latin dictāre | |
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Ditty
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
ditty
c.1300, from O.Fr. ditie "composition, poem, treatise," from L. dictatum "thing dictated," neut. pp. of dictare "dictate." Ditty bag is 1850s nautical slang, perhaps from Brit. naval phrase commodity bag.
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Example sentences
He strums a little campfire ditty beneath a palm tree.
Through a grant they are making ditty bags to be tied to the back of wheel chairs and also to cover urine bags.
The underwhelming musical quality of the goofy ditty was beside the point.
All of the survivors claimed a whisk broom and ditty box.
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