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newfangled
[ noo-fang-guhld, -fang-, nyoo- ]
/ ËnuËfĂŠĆ gÉld, -ËfĂŠĆ-, Ënyu- /
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adjective
of a new kind or fashion: newfangled ideas.
fond of or given to novelty.
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Origin of newfangled
OTHER WORDS FROM newfangled
new·fan·gled·ness, nounWords nearby newfangled
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British Dictionary definitions for newfangled
newfangled
/ (ËnjuËËfĂŠĆÉĄÉld) /
adjective
newly come into existence or fashion, esp excessively modern
rare excessively fond of new ideas, fashions, etc
Derived forms of newfangled
newfangledness, nounWord Origin for newfangled
C14 newefangel liking new things, from new + -fangel, from Old English fĆn to take
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