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Re: New-fangledPosted by Bob on September 24, 2007 In Reply to: New-fangled posted by William Cooper on September 24, 2007 : What is the origin of the phrase, "new-fangled"? Fangled is a word Shakespeare used, meaning newly-made. It's obsolete now, except as used in the phrase new-fangled. It's from a Saxon word, according to Brewer: |