newfangled
adjective/ˌnjuːˈfæŋɡld/
/ˌnuːˈfæŋɡld/
[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
Oxford Collocations DictionaryNewfangled is used with these nouns:- idea
- invention
Word OriginMiddle English: from newfangle (now dialect) ‘liking what is new’, from the adverb new + a second element related to an Old English word meaning ‘to take’.Definitions on the go
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