Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Newfangle /no͞ofˌ-ăng'-gəl/ · New·fan·gle · IPA /nˌuːfˈæŋɡəl/ a. v. t. 01 a. Eager for novelties; desirous of changing. 1. Eager for novelties; desirous of changing.[Obs.] “So newfangel be they of their meat.” — Chaucer. 02 v. t. To change by introducing novelties. 1. To change by introducing novelties.[Obs.]