ditty n.1
1. (Aus./N.Z.) a lie; a ‘shaggy-dog story’.
![[UK]](/static/img/flags/uk.png "United Kingdom") | DSUE (1984) 315/1: late C.19–20. |
2. (US black) an anecdote, an experience.
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | Jives of Dr. Hepcat (1989) 6: ‘Bugs and Bops’ gang this ditty it happened to me and can happen in your city. |
1. (Aus./N.Z.) a lie; a ‘shaggy-dog story’.
| DSUE (1984) 315/1: late C.19–20. |
2. (US black) an anecdote, an experience.
| Jives of Dr. Hepcat (1989) 6: ‘Bugs and Bops’ gang this ditty it happened to me and can happen in your city. |