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
Little ditty ’bout millions of Americans growing old — and disillusioned — in the heartland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
One of Russia’s most popular singers, Filipp Kirkorov, sang a ditty about A7’s defiance of European sanctions in one promotional video.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 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
As they entered the room, Matthias skipped about and sang his ditty.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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
I think Sethi wants to emphasize that these ditties are fantasies, but the overall effect is too phony.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
All four shows are represented in “The World Goes ’Round,” along with both timeless and mostly forgotten ditties from a passel of other Kander and Ebb musicals, movies and concert acts.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 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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