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
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
Other players experimented with it and no one — not the bulk of other players or journalists or fans — ever really picked up on the newfangled advance in hitting innovation.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Other players experimented with it and no one — not the bulk of other players or journalists or fans — ever really picked up on the newfangled advance in hitting innovation.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Newfangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newfangled. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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