as in ballad
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
sung a little ditty in a minor key
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Recent Examples of ditty
In it, Elmo, Big Bird, and Rosita are joined by their new friend Kahan, who has a catchy ditty to share with them.
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
But around 2016, as Mood Machine details, Spotify developed the Perfect Fit Content initiative, partnering with licensing companies that paid studio pros to bang out easy-listening ditties for the streamer—in essence, replicating popular playlist sounds on the cheap.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
As Taylor Swift looked on from the field, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end celebrated his team winning the AFC Championship following a tight battle with their frequent rivals, the Buffalo Bills, with a little ditty.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
In between scenes, a podcast plays – a nice extra ditty in the headphones as the audience walks from one location to the next.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
But around 2016, as Mood Machine details, Spotify developed the Perfect Fit Content initiative, partnering with licensing companies that paid studio pros to bang out easy-listening ditties for the streamer—in essence, replicating popular playlist sounds on the cheap.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
As Taylor Swift looked on from the field, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end celebrated his team winning the AFC Championship following a tight battle with their frequent rivals, the Buffalo Bills, with a little ditty.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
In between scenes, a podcast plays – a nice extra ditty in the headphones as the audience walks from one location to the next.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditty
Noun
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The spiritual power ballad also drew 918,000 official U.S. streams in the tracking week.—
Jim Asker,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
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Dropped with enough time to reach the Billboard charts before fans rush to buy and stream the full-length, the ballad sadly didn’t perform very well via any major metric.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The two songs had been locked in second place on the list of the longest-running No. 1s in the history of the Hot Rap Songs chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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As the credits rolled, it was revealed that Antonoff and Coen collaborated on three songs for the film that Qualley performed — one of which had a Lana Del Rey feel to it.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
24 May 2025
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On the new version of the track, Laferte opens the song in Spanish, before St. Vincent joins in English as the two take turns tackling the song’s lyrics and their own language.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
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The Beggar’s Opera, directed by Wills with an original score by the musical mastermind Schlosberg and a new book and lyrics by playwright Kate Tarker.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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As there is no NHL Whalers team, Hartford owns the Whalers brand right down to the logo, lore and jingle.—
Jay Sloves,
Hartford Courant,
23 May 2025
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After dropping out of New York’s Hunter College, Darin made his first foray into the music business by writing a jingle for a New Jersey furniture store.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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The service of hymns and prayer will be followed by a memorial roll call of members of the armed services who died in active duty.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Seated on a stool with an acoustic guitar and surrounded by a semi-circle of 11 ace musicians, Simon delivered ruminations, deliberations and hymns via soft, deceivingly casual phrasings.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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But there was no competition bow this year for Lapid’s in-your-face musical satire about a pair of Israeli artists who sign their souls over to a Russian oligarch to craft a post-October 7 nationalist anthem in support of their state.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
28 May 2025
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Co-produced with Grammy-winning pianist Ruslan Sirota, the track is an anthem of transformation, self-worth, and feminine power.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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“Ditty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditty. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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