ditty
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Let's start with Dolly Parton's own personal favourite, her 1971 acoustic country-folk ditty, Coat of Many Colors, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
A dirty little truth about “feel-good” hits, down to the catchiest ditty, is that they’re rarely a band or an artist’s best work.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
On that record, you have a ditty called “Rollers Show.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
It has even inspired an options market ditty: When the VIX is high, it’s time to buy; when it’s low, it’s time to go.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
And he puckered his lips and began to whistle a happy little ditty, right there in the store.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
None have measured up to their source material, although Lin-Manuel Miranda’s music in the 2024 prequel “Mufasa: The Lion King” contributed the best ditties to the studio’s songbook in decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The second season of Nida Manzoor’s comedic masterpiece about an all-female Muslim punk band is a ride of emotional highlights and jaunty fast-n-loud ditties.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2024
The music comprises a broad repertoire of finger-clicking ditties and soaring power ballads.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
Boreson’s homespun ditties include the apropos: “Zero dacus, mucho cracus / hallaballu-za bub. / That’s the secret password that we use down at the club.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
My sisters hugged and kissed me and sang me ditties of praise.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
The Cardinals' Dizzy Dean promptly dittied: "Paul and Me and Parmelee," bragged that the three of them would win 60 games.
From Time Magazine Archive
Vocabulary lists containing ditty
"The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe
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