- fangled
- fangled 1580s, "foppish," from fangle (n.), based on a misinterpretation of newfangle as "fashionable" (see NEWFANGLED (Cf. newfangled)).
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fangled — Literally: funny angle. Used to describe something odd, strange, or downright different from an everyday item. From newfangled. Pseudodictionary.com sure has a fangled take on the normal dictionary … Dictionary of american slang
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