■ 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'.
■ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004