What is Gnarly?
1.
These kooks have no idea what GNARLY is. Gnarly is when you've gone beyond
-Nobody can shred like that guy, he's fuckin gnarly.
-That chick has prefect tits, she's fucking gnarly.
-Pipeline in the winter is fucking GNARLY!
2.
slang term for something extreme. Used in bad and good cases.
Originated from the word gnarled.
That was a fucking gnarly wreck man, that dudes head flew off.
Did you see that new Local Motion board? It is gnarly.
3.
adjective; used to describe anything really far out and amazing, not necessarily lovely; an extraordinary stunt, or event. Also, onomatopoeia.
"That was/is SO gnarly!"
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4.
grotesque, yet awesome
"That scar's fucking gnarly"
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5.
Original from 70's surfspeak - to describe waves that are violently breaking without the form that would render them more rideable. Can also describe less than ideal females.
"I'm bailing on this session-waves are too gnarly" "I had to ditch her friend, she was lookin' gnarly"
6.
off the hook , totally extreme ,
That was a gnarly wipe out !!!
Did you see that dudes hat ? It was gnarly
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7.
a word that is overused by the cast of Laguna Beach. It means crazy, rad, totally fickin awesome.
Can you believe Tessa just slapped Kyndra that was gnarly dude!!!
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