: as before or aforesaid : in the same manner
—used to indicate that a previous statement also applies to something or someone else
"I'm ready for a break." "Ditto." [=so am I]
The skate park was nearly empty; ditto the dance club.—Caity Weaver et al.
… wins on the basketball court, ditto at dominoes …—Rolling Stone
… everyone in Group A will square off against each other. Ditto for Group B.—Igor Mello
Breakfast buffet. No problem. Reasonable rates. Ditto.—advertisement in U.S. News
dittoed; dittoing; dittos
1
: to repeat or imitate (something, such as a statement or an action)
It's too early to know whether Southwest's move will be dittoed by other airlines.—Gary Guthrie
especially
: to restate in support or agreement : echo
A resident dittoed the council members' comments. —Gwen Davis
"I think we did the best job we could," [pilot Bill] Bowman said … . [Paramedic Jim] Rhinehimer dittoed that. —Greg Noble
2
: to copy (something, such as printed matter) on a duplicator
ditto a quiz
She handed out dittoed sheets of arithmetic problems.—Katherine Paterson
plural dittos
1
a
: a thing mentioned previously or above
—used to avoid repeating a word
Mr. Thomas Potter, then, was a clerk in the city, and Mr. Robert Smithers was a ditto in the same …—Charles Dickens
—often symbolized by inverted commas or apostrophes
b
: someone or something that is the same as or very similar to another
"I like him, just because he isn't a ditto to every man one meets … ."—Anthony Trollope
Very early on, one begins to suspect that this new creature [a child] isn't just a ditto of ourselves …—Adrienne Jacoby
… his apartment, a mirror ditto of ours without the furnishings …—Dagoberto Gilb
2
or ditto mark
: the inverted commas or apostrophes used to symbolize a ditto
: having the same characteristics : similar
It's a ditto day …, with no change in the numbers of confirmed, probable, active or recovered cases …—thespinoff.co.nz
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“Ditto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ditto. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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