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newfangled definition

new·fangled (no̵̅o̅′faŋ′gəld, nyo̵̅o̅′-)

adjective

  1. newly done, made, etc.; new; novel: a humorously derogatory term
  2. Now Rare tending toward or fond of novelty or new things

Etymology: ME < newefangel < newe, new + -fangel < base of OE fon, to take: see fang

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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