Merriam-Webster Word of the Day - Newfangled

newfangled    adjective | NOO-FANG-guld     Definition   1 : attracted to novelty   2 : of the newest style or kind   Scroll down for more about newfangled      TRENDING NOW: oligarch glib depose omnibus SEE ALL      PEOPLE ARE READING   'Precedent' vs. 'Precedence'     A Whole Barnyard of Farm Idioms     What Time Is 'Noon'?     'Advisor' vs. 'Adviser': Who Will Win?         WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE   More Confusing Words—Quiz   How many of these commonly confused words do you know?     PLAY NOW     Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try!  TAKE ME THERE         Did You Know?   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.     Examples of NEWFANGLED   "If you're more like me and less like the authors of Fortune's outstanding blockchain and cryptocurrency site The Ledger, this newfangled stuff is more often than not clear as mud. I don't intend to completely elucidate it for you in one day." — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune.com, 7 Mar. 2018   "When they arrive in Memphis, they head to church, where Elvis' uncle, the church's reverend, is preaching about how this newfangled thing called rock is the devil's music." — Chancellor Agard, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2018   Name That Synonym   Unscramble the letters to create a synonym of newfangled: UVEOLENL.   VIEW THE ANSWER           WEBBY AWARDS     Help Merriam-Webster Win A Webby!   We’re thrilled that our app is nominated in the Education & Reference category. Please vote for us and show that words matter!   VOTE NOW

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WORD OF THE DAY April 12, 2018