newfangled

WOTD - 8 October 2009    

English

Alternative forms

• new-fangled

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌnjuːˈfæŋ.ɡəɫd/
• (US) IPA: /ˌnuˈfæŋ.ɡəld/

Adjective

newfangled (not comparable)

1. (usually derogatory or humorous) Contemptibly modern, unfamiliar, or different.

   newfangled electronic gadgets that cost a lot and do little

Translations

modern, unfamiliar or different

Chinese: Mandarin: 新奇的 (zh), 流行的 (zh), 新式的 (zh) Danish: nymodens (da) Dutch: nieuwerwets (nl) Finnish: uusi hieno (fi) French: please add this translation if you can German: neumodisch (de)

Hungarian: újkeletű (hu) Japanese: 新しもの好きの (ja) (atarashi mono suki no) Norwegian: nymotens (no) Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: новомодный (ru) (novomódnyj) Spanish: moderno (es), ultramoderno (es)