1. ditty - Noun
2. ditty - Verb
A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and frequently repeated; a theme.
A song; a lay; a little poem intended to be sung.
To sing; to warble a little tune.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHe play'd an ancient ditty long since mute, In Provence call'd "La belle dame sans mercy." John Keats
I'd go to the farmers' market in Santa Barbara, and I'd put out my guitar case, and I'd test out these little ditty songs that I would write, and I would get a couple of avocados, a bag of pistachios, and, like, fifteen bucks. That was a lot of money for me. Katy Perry
She marking them begins a wailing note And sings extemporally a woeful ditty How love makes young men thrall and old men dote How love is wise in folly, foolish-witty Her heavy anthem still concludes in woe, And still the choir of echoes answer so. William Shakespeare
I sometimes think that the most plaintive ditty has brought a fuller joy and of longer duration to its composer that the conquest of Persia to the Macedonian. Walter Savage Landor
A Frank Sinatra ditty comes to mind: It was a very good year… NOT! Source: Internet
As unwittingly as it may sound, this ditty is a true reflection of what is on offer to a docile population over the years – say for the last 2 decades. Source: Internet