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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-69/
- Published: 2024-10-03T17:15:09.000Z
- Updated: 2024-10-03T17:15:08.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

newfangled (adjective):

1: attracted to novelty  
2: of the newest style or kind

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newfangled?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : 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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