gnarley

a word meaning a step above intense, it can be positive or negative.

dude this is a gnarley wave!

last night my girl and i hooked up, it was so gnarley.

dude1:he passed out in his own puke
dude2: ewww gnarley!

by andresbabii July 19, 2009

Gnarlsbad

1. If something is Über Gnarly it is considered to be gnarlsbad.
2. Originally formed in a suburb of San Diego called "Carlsbad," Gnarlsbad found its way into the lexicon through surf-rats combining the word "gnarly" with the name of their city. Thus, Gnarlsbad.
3. Can also be a combination of "gnarly" and "bad"

Sean: Dude, I'm eating a cake made out of pie.

Jason: Oh, man! That is so Gnarlsbad!

by Sean September 27, 2005

gnarley boots

imaginary boots one puts on just before going out to get wasted.

It's Wednesday night, we got nothin' to do, let's strap on our gnarley boots. (followed by drinking/smoking until no longer coherent)

by BostonSux September 8, 2006

Gnarler

A warrior skilled in the art of being gnarly.

J DEF: Did you see that fight last night? That dude kicked the bouncers ass!

J CRILLZ: Bro, dude was a gnarler.

by Mithfen September 7, 2009

GNARWEST

northwest washington.

im from the gnarwest

by indo blows out the window December 29, 2006

gnarley

Contemporarily, "gnarley", as used in Hawaii, means: (1) rugged, difficult, burley; or (2)nasty, rank, disgusting. Quite different from the stereotypical-SoCal-surfer usage of the word.

(1) -Dude, that test was so frickin' gnarley!
-I know! I definitely got worked.

(2) -Somebody passed out in their own barf at that party last night.
-Awwww, gnarley!

by HI*Girl February 5, 2005

gnarley

Despite bastardization in recent years to the alternate (Read: "Gay") spelling, Narley, gnarley is akin to rad - a late-1980s - early-1990s term, meaning "exceptional", or "cool". Developed on the West Coast, and used primarily by sufers and skateboarders.

"Hey bra, d'dya scope that gnarley tide?"
"Tscha! That was a ripple, man!"

by Der Capitan January 14, 2004