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
The record’s new-wave ditties are an amalgamation of strange but immediately identifiable components, chimeras of ’60s pop à la Lesley Gore and the frenzied shred of a skateboarding compilation.
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Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
In a minute-long video posted to the app on Nov. 24, Oliver Richman, 24, posted a quick ditty as part of his personal challenge to write a song every day.
—Sara Belcher, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Everything that ditty represented reflects the new Lexus interface.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
If Mike Myers hadn’t created Austin Powers — whose series of films employs this instrumental ditty as a theme — somebody would’ve had to have come up with a similar character just to take advantage of the song’s limitless swag.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
In a minute-long video posted to the app on Nov. 24, Oliver Richman, 24, posted a quick ditty as part of his personal challenge to write a song every day.
—Sara Belcher, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Everything that ditty represented reflects the new Lexus interface.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
If Mike Myers hadn’t created Austin Powers — whose series of films employs this instrumental ditty as a theme — somebody would’ve had to have come up with a similar character just to take advantage of the song’s limitless swag.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ditty
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Melodically, this pensive, pop-tinged ballad makes the most of Wallen’s polished falsetto and heartfelt vocal rendering.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2025
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But there was other live music on board, from rock ballads in the Explorers’ Lounge to upbeat soul and funk tunes, which had everyone dancing in the Torshavn Bar.Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
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Motown songs kept up with tunes by bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, and earworms from groups like the Supremes helped Motown sell more 45s than any other company in the nation.Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Jan. 2025
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Fairy tales, rom-coms and love songs often inundate us with the idea that true love is effortless, as 2014 research from Psychology of Women Quarterly explains.Mark Travers, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Ethel Cain: Perverts [Daughters of Cain] Ethel Cain found unlikely pop fandom with Preacher’s Daughter, her 2022 debut album, thanks to its emotional dirges and heavy lyrics.Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Jan. 2025
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The setup feels like karaoke, with Buck cueing backing tracks, but there is no lyrics screen to lean on.Maxwell Williams, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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And now, a bonus memory … In the 1970s, as a newcomer to New York session playing, I was called to play on a jingle — a one-hour session — for Old Spice.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
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The firm produces keychains that play the jingle on a loop.Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
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The centennial of Baldwin’s birth, this past year, saw no shortage of hymns, modulating the key to minor and rendering the arrangements slightly discordant.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
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The Salvation Army led hymns under the supervision of the jail chaplain.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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By the time Newcastle made their return to the Champions League and the anthem blared out at the San Siro, in a cacophony of noise and emotion, everyone briefly became Murphy.George Caulkin, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Like Jones himself, who produced the record, the perennial Halloween anthem was a multi-media affair, encompassing music, film, television, dance and fashion.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Ditty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ditty. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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