ditto

Plural: dittoes, dittos

Noun

a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
A duplicate or copy of a document, particularly one created by a spirit duplicator.
A copy; an imitation.
The ditto mark, 〃; a symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.
A suit of clothes of the same color throughout.
Synonym of worksheet (“a sheet of paper or computerized document”).

Verb

Verb Forms: dittoed, dittoing, dittos

To repeat a previous action or statement; to copy.
repeat an action or statement
- "The next speaker dittoed her argument"
To repeat the aforesaid, the earlier action etc.
To make a copy using a ditto machine.

Adv

As said before, likewise.

Intj

Used as an expression of agreement with what another person has said, or to indicate that what they have said equally applies to the person being addressed.

Examples

I'm really busy today! —Ditto!
Please run off twenty-four dittos of this assignment, for my students.
When an opponent plays a killer word, you can only DITTO their good fortune with a blank.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1625. From regional Italian ditto, variant of detto, past participle of dire (“to say”), from Latin dīcō (“I say, I speak”). Not related to English dittography or Italian dito (“finger”).
The specific meaning of making copies of paper comes from ditto machine, the brand name of a spirit duplicator.

Synonyms

ditto mark, ape, do, do., echo, worksheet

Scrabble Score: 6

ditto: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ditto: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ditto: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

ditto: valid Words With Friends Word