資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ditty \Dit"ty\, n.; pl. {Ditties}. [OE. dite, OF. diti['e], fr.
   L. dictatum, p. p. neut. of dictare to say often, dictate,
   compose. See {Dictate}, v. t.]
   1. A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and
      frequently repeated; a theme.

            O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme. --Spenser.

   2. A song; a lay; a little poem intended to be sung.
      ``Religious, martial, or civil ditties.'' --Milton.

            And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing.
                                                  --Sandys.