ditto

/ˈdɪdoʊ/

/ˈdɪtəʊ/

Other forms: dittos; dittoed

A ditto looks like a quotation mark — " — and it's used as you go down a list to indicate you're repeating whatever is above.

If your jellies and jams all cost $2.00, you can write $2.00 just once with the first item on your price list and " in the price column next to each item listed below. You can also use the word ditto informally to describe repetition: "I can't believe you wore those shoes. Ditto that hat." You may recognize Ditto as the aptly named son of the comic strip characters Hi and Lois; he’s the twin brother of Dot.

Definitions of ditto

1. noun

   a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
   synonyms: ditto mark

   type of:

   mark

   a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
2. verb

   repeat an action or statement
   “The next speaker dittoed her argument”

   type of:

   ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell

   to say, state, or perform again