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adjective
- 1. different from what one is used to; objectionably new: derogatory "I've no time for such newfangled nonsense"
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NEWFANGLED definition: 1. recently made for the first time, but not always an improvement on what existed before: 2…. Learn more.
Current usage indicates that newfangled is used—sometimes deprecatingly—to describe anything that is new, hip, hot, or happening, while other times it is used with irony for something—such as rock music—that might have been new at one time but is hardly new anymore.
adjective. us / ˌnuːˈfæŋ.ɡ ə ld / uk / ˌnjuːˈfæŋ.ɡ ə ld / Add to word list. disapproving. recently made for the first time, but not always an improvement on what existed before: I really don't understand these newfangled computer games that my grandchildren play. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
Something newfangled is new, like a fancy new gadget or invention. This is a folksy way of describing a fashionable (and often too fashionable) thing.
If someone describes a new idea or a new piece of equipment as newfangled, they mean that it is too complicated or is unnecessary. [ old-fashioned , disapproval ] Mr. Goss does not believe in any of this newfangled nonsense about lean meat.
Definition of newfangled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Newfangled definition: of a new kind or fashion. See examples of NEWFANGLED used in a sentence.
1. newly come into existence or fashion, esp excessively modern. 2. rare excessively fond of new ideas, fashions, etc. [C14 newefangel liking new things, from new + -fangel, from Old English fōn to take] ˈnewˈfangledness, ˈnewˈfangleness n.
(usually derogatory or humorous) Contemptibly modern, unfamiliar, or different. Newfangled electronic gadgets that cost a lot and do little. Wiktionary. Synonyms: new. stylish. latest. modern. unique. contemporary. fresh. novel. unprecedented. unfamiliar. original. inventive. innovative. different. Antonyms: old-fashioned.
newfangled. adjective. /ˈnuˌfæŋɡld/. [usually before noun] (disapproving) used to describe something that has recently been invented or introduced, but that you do not like because it is not what you are used to, or is too complicated newfangled ideas about child-rearing. Definitions on the go.
