Newfangled is actually a pretty old word. It dates all the way
back to the 15th century, and likely developed from the even older
adjective
newfangle, which probably derives from a combination of the Middle English
newe, meaning
new, and the Old English
fangol, from a verb meaning "to take." In its earliest documented uses,
newfangled described a person who was fond of new things, fashions, or ideas. Current usage indicates that
newfangled
is used—
sometimes deprecatingly—to describe anything that is new, hip,
hot, or happening, while other times it is used with irony for
something—such as rock music—that might have been new at one time but is
hardly new anymore.
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