newfangled

[ noo-fang-guhld, -fang-, nyoo- ]
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adjective
  1. of a new kind or fashion: newfangled ideas.

  2. fond of or given to novelty.

Origin of newfangled

1
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, equivalent to newefangel “fond of or taken by what is new ”(newe new + -fangel, unattested Old English fangol “inclined to take,” equivalent to fang-, stem of fōn “to take” (cf. fang2) + -ol adjective suffix) + -ed3

Other words from newfangled

  • new·fan·gled·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for newfangled

newfangled

/ (ˈnjuːˈfæŋɡəld) /


adjective
  1. newly come into existence or fashion, esp excessively modern

  2. rare excessively fond of new ideas, fashions, etc

Origin of newfangled

1
C14 newefangel liking new things, from new + -fangel, from Old English fōn to take

Derived forms of newfangled

  • newfangledness, noun

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