[Ads-l] 'la-di-da' antedate (OED c1883); 'la-di-da-di' 1879

[Peter Reitan]

1875 in New Zealand,  "a swell of the Lah-de-dah type."

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114217673/the-daily-southern-cross/
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1880  _Daily News_ (London, England) LA-DI-DA! or, the CITY TOFF. 11 May 8/7

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114204584/la-di-da/

1879  _Liverpool Echo_ A "LA-DI-DA-DI" JOKE DURING THE FOG. 13 Dec 1879 4/1

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114204298/la-di-da-di/

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