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