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adjective new·fan·gled \ ˈnü-ˈfaŋ-gəld \

Definition of newfangled

1 :attracted to novelty

2 :of the newest style or kind

had many newfangled gadgets in the kitchen

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His grandson owns all of the latest newfangled electronics.
the newfangled speech used by teenagers

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A newer route starts in the same place but employs newfangled switchbacks that zigzag up through the trees and spit you out at treeline.

— alli harvey, Alaska Dispatch News, "Sisters so different get similar thrills at the top of Lazy Mountain," 24 Aug. 2017
The reporters were delighted with the newfangled idea of getting a chance to interrogate the president on a regular basis.

— steve hendrix, Washington Post, "Trump’s nasty exchange with reporters was nothing like the first White House news conference," 15 Aug. 2017
But newfangled techniques can cause creatures distress.

— maya wei-haas, Smithsonian, "To Understand the Elusive Muskox, Researchers Must Become Its Worst Fear," 2 Aug. 2017
Both Uber and Lyft showed up in Kansas City in summer 2014 just as the city was trying to adapt its regulations to deal with this newfangled transportation option, in which passengers summon a driver through a cell phone app.

— lynn horsley, kansascity, "Relaxed regulations give Lyft green light to return to KC after contentious absence," 13 July 2017
Salmon Pants lager and Foggy Geezer, one of those newfangled hazy IPAs, will follow.

— josh noel, chicagotribune.com, "WarPigs' first American release, Lazurite, a good balanced IPA," 3 July 2017
That seems like a bit of a stretch, so astronomers long ago reached a much more simple conclusion, one powered by the newfangled general theory of relativity : the space itself between galaxies is expanding, and galaxies are just along for the ride.

— paul sutter astrophysicist, Fox News, "Does dark energy exist?," 30 June 2017
Now, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay are giving smartphone owners anxiety with their newfangled technology.

— kim komando, Fox News, "Tech Q&A: Apple Pay, Craigslist alternatives, Facebook quizzes and more," 24 June 2017
Meant to maximize space and replace the 2600 series rolled out in the 80s, the newfangled 5000 series mimicked New York's MTA setup with longitudinal seating and wider aisles for standing.

— kevin warwick, Chicago Reader, "The small victory of the single seat on the el train," 22 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of newfangled

Middle English, from newefangel, from new + Old English *-fangol, from fōn (past participle fangen) to take, seize — more at pact

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: recently invented or developed and hard to understand

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adjective new·fan·gled \ ˈnü-ˈfaŋ-gəld , ˈnyü- \

Definition of newfangled for Students

:of the newest style :novel

He loves these newfangled gadgets.

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