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ditto

ditto

6.8
Saying this shows you want or feel the same
  • adverb
  • /ˈdɪtoʊ/
translation icon : igualmente
  • Because what that's saying is that as you get more movies, you care less about each additional movie, and Ditto with pizzas.

And you know, Ditto with football and the managers.

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Examples

  • And you know, Ditto with football and the managers.

    High Performance

  • John thinks the project is fantastic, and I must say, ditto on that opinion.

  • But Ditto for the black schools model.

    Stanford

  • But anyway, Ditto for the the recent indictments.

  • Ditto in pine cones, Ditto in pineapples and so forth.

  • If you remind Israelis that they're going to die, they love Israel and they hate Arabs, and Ditto all over the world.

  • The students were excited about the field trip, and the teachers felt ditto.

  • She loves chocolate ice cream, and her sister feels the same ditto.

Synonyms

for that matter
vsditto
198 3.9

It is also true of something just mentioned

is used to show the exact same earlier point applies here
by the same token
vsditto
17 5.2

For the same reason as what was said before

is used to show the same fact applies, not to give a reason

Compounds

ditto mark
  • Specialized
8.0

A mark used to show that the word or number above is repeated

Surface Forms

ditto positive

Etymology

The short word ditto comes from Italian ditto 'said' (from Latin dictus 'said'), and saying 'ditto' is a quick way to mean 'same here' or 'the same applies', keeping the original idea of 'what was said before'.