Ditty

'Ditty' (Lat. _dictatum_) strictly denotes the words of a song as distinct from the musical accompaniment; it is now applied to any little piece intended to be sung: comp.

Milton's Comus John Milton 1641

I am skeptical given Dell's previous forays into MP3 players (the "Ditty"), printers and PDA's.

The iPhone Blog 2009

I have been composing a 'Ditty for a Highland Drover returning from England,' but have not patience to copy it now, it compleats the coming Vollm, but the winter Song shall stand last.

Letter 55 2009

I only once deliberately sang a song on the show, the Dirty Ditty.

The real dirt on Mike Rowe of 'Dirty Jobs' | EW.com 2009

At the opening night of the American tour to promote Leave Your Sleep at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, New Jersey, Merchant worked with an expert ensemble to perform the complicated arrangements that on the CDs are played by traditionalists like Wynton Marsalis, the Klezmatics and the Ditty Bops.

David Shasha: Natalie Merchant and American Radical Traditionalism 2010

Some reasons the fabulous Ditty Bops are my new favorite band:

Everything is Bicycle 2008

Ditty Elbo - I think that most of the French Empire was created under the Communistic Revolutionary Republic/Bonaparte dynasty.

Smoking Guns and the Morality of Parliamentary Privilege 2009

And if you want a 'Release Day Ditty' or a 'Totally Tasteless Limerick', I'll be glad to come up with one: Just provide me with an excerpt or two, and in most cases, I'll get your private opinion on it before I post it!

Archive 2009-01-01 Molly Daniels 2009

Check back tomorrow for Anny's Release Day Ditty: For once, I actually thought it up ahead of time!

Archive 2009-01-01 Molly Daniels 2009

Ditty Elbo - I think that most of the French Empire was created under the Communistic Revolutionary Republic/Bonaparte dynasty.

Smoking Guns and the Morality of Parliamentary Privilege 2009