and no it doesn't mean cool, it means insane, when surfers say "that was a narly wave" they are saying it was insane and diffucult not that it was cool. narly is a word used to evoke an amazement that is slightly negative.
"That test was NARLY dude! I'll be lucky if I pass!"
by blah January 13, 2005
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wannabe 1: Dude, that 360 aerial kick flip was so narly!!!!!11111!!11!
sk8r: Yeah, brah. But it's gnarly.
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narli means something is ultra cool, it is the best of its kind. It is a surfers term
this surfers term is often used to decribe a huge perfect wave! "that is a narli wave"
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that girl sets a Narly example. Man that tuna wasNarly.
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The narliest word for cool!
That's so narly, man!
Tottally narly, dude!
by Dominique February 13, 2004
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An asshole.

A drug addict dipshit asshole that likes to fuck over everybody and cheats on his girlfriend that he supposedly loves.
When you're in a bummy a** recording studio nodding off with thots and ignoring all your ANDROID phone calls because you're too strung out on dope to talk you're being narly and a fucking junkie.
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Usually used to say "cool" or "nice man!"
"Damn boy! that's pretty narly!"
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