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dicty | ditty |

As a proper noun dicty

is diminutive of dictyostelium discoideum ( a soil social amoeba ).

As a noun ditty is

a short verse or tune.

As a verb ditty is

to sing; to warble a little tune.

dicty

English

Alternative forms

* dickty

Adjective

(er)
  • (African American Vernacular English) stylish and respectable; high-class
  • (African American Vernacular English) striving to seem stylish and respectable; pretentious
  • (African American Vernacular English) snobbish and uptight

    • Noun

    (dicties)
  • (African American Vernacular English) An upper-class black.

    • Synonyms

    * (high-class) chic, classy, ritzy * (pretentious) flashy, showy * (snobbish) haughty, hoity-toity, snobby, snooty, stuck-up

    ditty

    English

    Noun

    (ditties)
  • A short verse or tune.
    • The Acme mattress ditty has been stuck in my head all day.
  • * Milton
    • Religious, martial, or civil ditties.
  • * Sandys
    • And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing.
  • A saying or utterance, especially one that is short and frequently repeated.
  • * Spenser
    • O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme.

    Verb

  • To sing; to warble a little tune.
  • * Herbert
    • Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes.

    See also

    * ditty bag * doggerel * jingle