- newfangle
- new·fan·gle
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newfangle
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Newfangle — New fan gle, v. t. To change by introducing novelties. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Newfangle — New fan gle, a. [New + fangle.] Eager for novelties; desirous of changing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] So newfangel be they of their meat. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
newfangle — I. ˈn(y)ü|faŋgəl, aiŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English newefangel, from newe new + fangel (from Old English fangen, past participle of fōn to take, seize) more at new, pact … Useful english dictionary
spanking — Synonyms and related words: active, activist, activistic, acute, admonishment, admonition, aggressive, agile, alive, animated, awfully, banging, bastinado, basting, battery, beating, belting, big, blustery, bouncing, bouncy, bracing, brand new,… … Moby Thesaurus
newfangled — new|fan|gled [ˌnju:ˈfæŋgəld US ˌnu: ] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: newfangle newfangled (14 16 centuries), from new + Old English fangen seized ] recently designed or produced usually used to show disapproval or distrust ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fangled — 1580s, foppish, from fangle (n.), based on a misinterpretation of newfangle as fashionable (see NEWFANGLED (Cf. newfangled)) … Etymology dictionary
fandangle — [fan daŋg(ə)l] noun archaic a useless or purely ornamental thing. Origin C19: perh. from fandango, influenced by newfangle … English new terms dictionary
newfangled — adjective derogatory newly developed and unfamiliar. Origin ME: from newfangle (now dialect) liking what is new , from the adverb new + a second element related to an OE word meaning to take … English new terms dictionary
fandangle — /fænˈdæŋgəl/ (say fan dangguhl) noun Colloquial 1. a hanging decorative appendage; elaborate ornament. 2. nonsense; tomfoolery. {? alteration, modelled on newfangle(d), of fandango, which was occasionally used earlier in this sense; compare… …
