newfangled

See also: new-fangled and new fangled

English

WOTD – 8 October 2009

Alternative forms

• new-fangled
• new fangled

Etymology

new +‎ fangled. See fangle.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

newfangled (not comparable)

1. (usually derogatory or humorous) Modern, unfamiliar, or different.

   newfangled electronic gadgets that cost a lot and do little

Antonyms

• oldfangled

Translations

modern, unfamiliar or different

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 新奇的 (zh), 流行的 (zh), 新式的 (zh)

• Danish: nymodens
• Dutch: nieuwerwets (nl), nieuwbakken
• Finnish: uusi hieno
• French: d'un nouveau genre
• German: neumodisch (de)

• Hungarian: újkeletű
• Japanese: 新しもの好きの (atarashi mono suki no)
• Norwegian: nymotens
• Portuguese: moderninho
• Russian: новомо́дный (ru) (novomódnyj)
• Spanish: moderno (es), ultramoderno