Definition of gnarly

gnarly

adjective

very good, excellent; "cool".
That trick on your skateboard was gnarly!
That party was so gnarly I knew the police would show up.
Wow those waves the boys were hitting were gnarly!
Yeah ha ha, gnarly, dude!
Those shoes were so gnarly.
- See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
Last edited on May 13 2013. Submitted by Robin I. from Los Angeles, CA, USA on Jan 13 1999.
gross, disgusting.
Check out that gnarly old homeless dude.
That girl's hair is really gnarly.
- See more words with the same meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy.
Last edited on Jan 13 1999. Submitted by Robin I. from Los Angeles, CA, USA on Jan 13 1999.
painful or dangerous.
That was a gnarly car wreck.
That was a gnarly wipe out.

Citation from "Dan On the Run", The Good Guys (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 13 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: dangerous.
Last edited on Jul 08 2011. Submitted by Lisa from San Diego, CA, USA on Dec 31 2002.

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unreal	Definitions include: amazing, unimaginable.
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packed	Definitions include: full of.
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fatal attraction	Definitions include: someone who will not allow a relationship to end.
gritter	Definitions include: a person who is of the red-neck, trailer trash, low morals variety.
blech	Definitions include: exclamation of disgust.
grody	Definitions include: gross.
nastafied	Definitions include: gross.
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