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1. gnarly
These kooks have no idea what GNARLY is. Gnarly is when you've gone beyond radical, beyond extreme, it's balls out danger, & or perfection, & or skill or all of that combined.
-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!
by Sandy's Rippa Jul 8, 2003 add a video
2. Gnarly
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.
by raecerex May 6, 2004 add a video
3. gnarly
grotesque, yet awesome
"That scar's fucking gnarly"
4. gnarly
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!"
by Jessica Feb 16, 2004 add a video
5. gnarly
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"
by Darrell Hawkins Nov 24, 2002 add a video
6. gnarly
off the hook , totally extreme ,
That was a gnarly wipe out !!!

Did you see that dudes hat ? It was gnarly
7. gnarly
something super dope,rad,sik, and or mind bottling!

usually said wen describing something really cool and used when amaized or wowed!

shroter use of word "gnar".
dude! did u see that wipe out!! that was fuking gnarly!!

dude ur new skateboards prety gnar.

omg dude he's so gnarly at snowboarding!
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