From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdittydit‧ty /ˈdɪti/ noun (plural ditties) [countable] APMALa short simple poem or song – used humorously
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ditty• Out of Rainbow's lips comes my rendition of a little amorous ditty from a shtetl on the banks of the River Vistula.• There were two snow-white cotton ditty bags inside with their tie strings done in dainty bows.• Anyway, in each ditty the name of the country was used to finish a rhyme.• Band members sing spontaneous and insulting ditties, needling the girls as they run up the court or in-bound the ball.• But choose such books carefully, because some of these texts are nothing more than meaningless, silly little ditties.• For those who demand blood-and-guts songwriting, the plastic ditties on Kosmos' Cocktail will sound frustratingly shallow and simplistic.• We pin up quality ditties on corporate walls to enthuse staff of our good and noble intentions.Origin ditty (1300-1400) Old French ditié “poem” 