Meaning & use
ditties
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Short, simple songs or tunes, often light-hearted or sentimental.
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He strummed a few cheerful ditties on his guitar to entertain the campers.
The radio played old ditties from the 1950s all afternoon.
A note on using this word
"Ditty" comes from Middle English "dite," meaning a composition or poem, ultimately from Latin "dictare," to dictate.
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