newfangled
adj/ˌnjuːˈfæŋ.ɡəɫd/UK/ˌnuˈfæŋ.ɡəld/US
Etymology
From new + fangled, from obsolete fangle (“to fashion”).
Definitions
New and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different
New and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.
- newfangled electronic gadgets that cost a lot and do little
- Premier Mussolini operated a “new-fangled automobile” driven by electricity on a trial run yesterday, the German Transocean agency reported in a wireless transmission to the United States recorded by the New York Times.
Fond of novelty.
The neighborhood
- neighbordanfangled
- neighbornewfangle
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for newfangled. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA