"newfangled" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌnjuːˈfæŋ.ɡəɫd/ [UK], /ˌnuˈfæŋ.ɡəld/ [US] Audio: en-au-newfangled.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: new + fangled, from obsolete fangle (“to fashion”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|new|fangled}} new + fangled, {{m|en|fangle|t=to fashion}} fangle (“to fashion”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} newfangled (not comparable)
  1. (usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) new and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement. Tags: derogatory, disapproving, humorous, not-comparable, usually Translations (modern, unfamiliar or different): καινοπρεπής (kainoprepḗs) (Ancient Greek), 新奇的 (Chinese Mandarin), 流行的 (Chinese Mandarin), 新式的 (Chinese Mandarin), nymodens (Danish), nieuwerwets (Dutch), nieuwbakken (Dutch), uusi hieno (Finnish), d’un nouveau genre (French), neumodisch (German), új keletű (Hungarian), újsütetű (Hungarian), nua-aimseartha (Irish), 新しもの好きの (atarashi mono suki no) (Japanese), nymotens (Norwegian), moderninho (Portuguese), новомо́дный (novomódnyj) (Russian), moderno (Spanish), ultramoderno (Spanish), newyddllyd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-newfangled-en-adj-RsvJGDdl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'modern, unfamiliar or different': 95 5
  2. Fond of novelty. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-newfangled-en-adj-fs2kirHn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: new-fangled, new fangled Related terms: newfangle

Alternative forms

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