newfangled

American  

[noo-fang-guhld, -fang-, nyoo-] / ˈnuˈfæŋ gəld, -ˌfæŋ-, ˈnyu- /

adjective

1. of a new kind or fashion.

   newfangled ideas.

2. fond of or given to novelty.

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newfangled British  

/ ˈnjuːˈfæŋɡəld /

adjective

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

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

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Other Word Forms

• newfangledness noun

Etymology

Origin of newfangled

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” ( fang ² ) + -ol adjective suffix) + -ed ³

Example Sentences

In June 1530 Hans Holbein the Younger was rounded up for being a truant from the Reformed Church and its newfangled Eucharist.

From The Wall Street Journal

Arm’s ambitious revenue targets, partly driven by its newfangled chip business, also underpin the stock upgrade.

From Barron's

For those who can stomach it, carrying the bare minimum insurance for investments—and that includes poorly performing gold, bonds, cash and newfangled buffer funds—leaves more money in the long run.

From The Wall Street Journal

But these newfangled Patriots began this season as 80-1 long shots.

From The Wall Street Journal

George Simon, in his biography of the bandleader, reports that Miller ran afoul of a highly conservative senior officer who railed against the “newfangled sounds” that Miller’s men were producing.

From The Wall Street Journal