ditto

verb

dittoed; dittoing; dittos

transitive verb

1

: to repeat or imitate (something, such as a statement or an action)

It's too early to know whether Southwest's move will be dittoed by other airlines.

—Gary Guthrie

especially : to restate in support or agreement : echo

A resident dittoed the council members' comments.

—Gwen Davis

"I think we did the best job we could," [pilot Bill] Bowman said … . [Paramedic Jim] Rhinehimer dittoed that.

—Greg Noble

2

: to copy (something, such as printed matter) on a duplicator

ditto a quiz

She handed out dittoed sheets of arithmetic problems.

—Katherine Paterson

Synonyms of ditto

• echo
• repeat
• quote

Examples of ditto in a Sentence

My favorite was "Sports Collector's News" (the exact pluralization and positioning of the apostrophe I can't quite remember), a dittoed journal produced in some Wisconsin backwater by a man with a Ukrainian surname. —Alexander Wolff, Sports Illustrated, 15 Sept. 1986

since you've said what I wanted to say—only better—I will just ditto your comments in my final report

Recent Examples on the Web

And ditto the Pumpkin Purifying Enzyme Peel ($68 on www.naturopathica.com), a cruelty-free formula made for congested skin with pumpkin enzymes, cinnamon bark, oregano, and rosemary extract to clear complexions. —Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 9 Oct. 2025

Beckham dittoed the sentiment and said that Grutman is always present at her fashion shows. —Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 26 June 2025

The outright comedy relief (notably Milo Mechem-Miller and Christopher Burnside as Bill-and-Ted-like sidekicks to the Prince) doesn’t quite work; ditto the attempt to paint Snow, the Prince and their friends in flippant modern-youth terms, while simultaneously selling classic fairy-tale romance. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 May 2025

The Hyundai is too low to think of as an SUV, and ditto the Chevy. —Michael Frank, Ars Technica, 22 May 2024

The dramatic setting seemed less overwrought somehow, given the quality of the food—ditto the balletic service. —Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2023

Be sure to try the courgette blossoms stuffed with ricotta, taleggio and black olives, ditto the pumpkin and rosemary risotto with roasted tofu. —Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023

If Colossal proves successful on reincarnating the woolly mammoth—ditto the thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger—expect a variety of new ethical questions to arise on how to handle the creature and potential reintroduction issues. —Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 30 Jan. 2023

Many of South Asia’s power grids are linked together already; ditto the Gulf nations of the Middle East; and Africa has several regional networks, says Philippe Lienhart, an expert on power grids at EDF who is leading the interconnection study for the project formed at the Glasgow summit. —Phred Dvorak, WSJ, 7 Mar. 2022

Word History

Etymology

derivative of ditto entry 3; (sense 2) from the duplicator machines using alcohol-based inks manufactured by the Ditto Corporation of Chicago, Illinois

First Known Use

1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing ditto

• ditto mark

Kids Definition

ditto

noun

dit·​to

ˈdit-ō

plural dittos

1

: another of the same thing mentioned before or above

—used to avoid repeating a word

lost: one shirt (white); ditto (blue)

2

: a mark composed of a pair of quotation marks or apostrophes used as a symbol for the word ditto