newfangled
adjective
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Newfangled is actually a pretty old word: it dates all the way back to the 15th century, having developed from the even older adjective newfangle. In its earliest documented uses, newfangled described a person who was fond of new fashions, ideas, etc. In current usage, the word typically—and often deprecatingly—describes anything that is new, hip, hot, or happening, such as cutting-edge technology or popular slang. 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.
Examples of newfangled in a Sentence
Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 May 2025
New York will be a major character in all six because the nation’s democracy began in New York, where the man who had been first in war became the first head of the newfangled federal government.
—James Barron, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
As Calamos aptly suggests, life’s perennial race to get ahead—and stay ahead—won’t be won by ever more sophisticated algorithms or newfangled technology.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Servers today, many of whom have worked here for more than a decade, still take orders using order pads in lieu of newfangled POS terminals.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Newfangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newfangled. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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