# newfangled

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌnjuːˈfæŋ.ɡəɫd/ · frequency rank #67,678

## Definitions
1. New and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement.
2. Fond of novelty.

## Etymology
From new + fangled, from obsolete fangle (“to fashion”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/newfangled