ditty
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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
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
Consider the little ditty my son was taught to memorize in the first grade:
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
Proof of musical life: There’s no banjo in sight, but Martin shows off his song-and-dance chops in Season 3’s “Death Rattle” musical by performing the tongue-twisting ditty “Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024
It was just a few bars, if you please, professor, of that sentimental little ditty entitled “Those Wedding Bells Are Breaking up That Old Gang of Mine.”
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Vocabulary lists containing ditty
"The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe
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Much Ado About Nothing
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Treasure Island
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