newfangled
New and often needlessly novel or gratuitously differentNew and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.
UK/ˌnjuːˈfæŋ.ɡəɫd/US/ˌnuˈfæŋ.ɡəld/
Meaning
2 senses(derogatory, disapproving, humorous, not comparable, usually)New and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.
newfangled electronic gadgets that cost a lot and do little
neumodisch
новомо́дныйnovomódnyj
(of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new
(not comparable)Fond of novelty.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
modern, unfamiliar or different:
Deutsch
modern, unfamiliar or different:
Origin
From new + fangled, from obsolete fangle (“to fashion”).From new + fangled, from obsolete fangle (“to fashion”).
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new:new-fangled