newfangled

[noo-fang-guh ld, -fang-, nyoo-]

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adjective

of a new kind or fashion: newfangled ideas.
fond of or given to novelty.

Origin of newfangled

1425–75; late Middle English, equivalent to newefangel fond of or taken by what is new (newe new + -fangel, Old English *fangol inclined to take, equivalent to fang-, stem of fōn to take (cf. fang²) + -ol adj. suffix) + -ed³

Related formsnew·fan·gled·ness, noun

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Related Words for newfangled

contemporary, fashionable, fresh, modern, modernistic, new, novel, popular, unique, gimmicky, neoteric, new-fashioned

Examples from the Web for newfangled

Contemporary Examples of newfangled

Ali is but the latest victim of a newfangled version of the “no platform” phenomenon.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali vs. the Campus Thought Police
James Kirchick
April 10, 2014
The uniform, and this newfangled authoritative role, gives her a sense of purpose.
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Marlow Stern
January 18, 2014
All I know is we won't be the ones coming up with the newfangled storytelling systems.
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Andrew Romano
May 19, 2013
At times, those years feel very far away; Branch once muses on a newfangled “cellular” phone in 1994.
The Unguarded Bill Clinton
Ted Widmer
October 5, 2009

Historical Examples of newfangled

But theer's no room i' the world for th' old-fangled an' the newfangled.
Aunt Rachel
David Christie Murray
What's the matter with these modern mothers, with their newfangled methods and their efficiency and all?
Gigolo
Edna Ferber
They were old-fashioned in their ideas, and did not like newfangled notions.
For Fortune and Glory
Lewis Hough
"Persons of the newfangled kind that believe in nothing," he said.
The Wizard's Son, Vol. 1(of 3)
Margaret Oliphant
I couldn't learn the tricks of one of these newfangled rifles.
Strange Stories of the Great Valley
Abbie Johnston Grosvenor

British Dictionary definitions for newfangled

newfangled

adjective

newly come into existence or fashion, esp excessively modern
rare excessively fond of new ideas, fashions, etc

Derived Formsnewfangledness, noun

Word Origin for newfangled

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

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Word Origin and History for newfangled

adj.

late 15c., "addicted to novelty," literally "ready to grasp at all new things," from adj. newefangel "fond of novelty" (late 14c.), from new + -fangel "inclined to take," from root of Old English fon "to capture" (see fang). Sense of "lately come into fashion" first recorded 1530s.