fan|gled

fan|gled
fan|gled «FANG guhld», adjective.
= newfangled. (Cf.newfangled)
[apparently back formation < newfangled]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • new´fan´gled|ness — new|fan|gled «NOO FANG guhld, NYOO », adjective. 1. lately come into fashion; of a new kind: »the newfangled doctrine of utility (John Galt). Thousands of tradition minded Londoners wanted no part of such…newfangled devices as radio or TV… …   Useful english dictionary

  • new|fan|gled — «NOO FANG guhld, NYOO », adjective. 1. lately come into fashion; of a new kind: »the newfangled doctrine of utility (John Galt). Thousands of tradition minded Londoners wanted no part of such…newfangled devices as radio or TV (Newsweek).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • old|fan|gled — «OHLD FANG gwa>ld», adjective. = old fashioned. (Cf. ↑old fashioned) ╂[patterned on newfangled] …   Useful english dictionary

  • gled — be·drag·gled; en·tan·gled; horn·swog·gled; jin·gled; jun·gled; new·fan·gled; new·fan·gled·ly; new·fan·gled·ness; old·fan·gled; pun·gled; quad·ran·gled; rect·an·gled; scrag·gled; snag·gled; tri·an·gled; gled; shin·gled; en·tan·gled·ly;… …   English syllables

  • fan — bouf·fan·cy; fan·a·lo·ka; fan·a·tism; fan; fan·chon·ette; fan·ci·able; fan·ci·cal; fan·ci·fi·ca·tion; fan·ci·ful; fan·ci·ful·ly; fan·ci·ful·ness; fan·ci·fy; fan·ci·less; fan·ci·ly; fan·ci·ness; fan·dan·gle; fan·dom; fan·fa·rade; fan·fa·ron;… …   English syllables

  • new·fan·gled — /ˈnuːˈfæŋgəld, Brit ˈnjuːˈfæŋgəld/ adj, always used before a noun : recently invented or developed and hard to understand His grandson owns all of the latest newfangled electronics. newfangled gadgets the newfangled speech used by teenagers …   Useful english dictionary

  • new|fan|gle — «NOO FANG guhl, NYOO », adjective, noun, verb, gled, gling. Dialect. –adj. = newfangled. (Cf. ↑newfangled) –n. a new thing or fashion; novelty: »A Pedlers packe of newefangles (John Lyly). –v.t. to make newfangled or fashionable; bring up to date …   Useful english dictionary

  • new — new·ark; new·ark·er; new; new·bery·ite; new·burg; new·cal; new·comb; new·com·er; new·el; new·el·ty; new·fan·gled; new·fan·gled·ly; new·fan·gled·ness; new·fan·gle·ment; new·fie; new·found·land·er; new·ing; new·ish; new·lins; new·ly; new·man·ism;… …   English syllables

  • newfangled — new•fan•gled [[t]ˈnuˈfæŋ gəld, ˌfæŋ , ˈnyu [/t]] adj. 1) of a new kind or fashion 2) fond of or given to novelty • Etymology: 1425–75; ME newefangel fond of novelty =newe new+ fangel, OE *fangol inclined to take (fang , s. of fōn to take)… …   From formal English to slang

  • oldfangled — old•fan•gled [[t]ˈoʊldˈfæŋ gəld[/t]] adj. old fashioned; of an older kind • Etymology: 1835–45; formed after newfangled old′fan′gled•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

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