new wrinkle



new wrinkle

A clever device or expedient, a novelty, as in The players added a new wrinkle to victory celebrations by tossing their shirts to the crowd after the game . In the form of simply a wrinkle, this expression dates from the mid-1700s, new being added two centuries later.
See also: new, wrinkle

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Filippafee-LIP-pah (Swedish)Russian, Greek, Swedish, Italian
Eder (1)-Biblical
LorneLAWRNEnglish
Wood[wud]
Adaminaa-də-MEE-nəEnglish (Rare)
JustÝNa-Czech