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Jitty vs Ditty - What's the difference?

jitty | ditty |

As nouns the difference between jitty and ditty

is that jitty is (colloquial|british) (the narrow passage between rows of terraced houses or a fenced or hedged pathway linking two areas of a village) while ditty is a short verse or tune.

As a verb ditty is

to sing; to warble a little tune.

jitty

English

Noun

(jitties)
  • (colloquial, British) (the narrow passage between rows of terraced houses or a fenced or hedged pathway linking two areas of a village).

    • Usage notes

    The term is used in the English Midlands, also used in mining communities in the South-East of England, notably Aylesham.

    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