[newfangled] {adj.} Newly invented or contrived; excessivelycomplex.
Dorothy felt that many newfangled gadgets in Kate’sall-electric kitchen weren’t really necessary.
Вашингтон достопримечательности на английском.
Map program.
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Значение идиомы newfangled