gnarly

either really good or really bad. Snowboarding Lingo. Lame to use if you are really serious but hilarious to joke with. Aka: gnar, gnarbuckets

Bad - Dudeman, that line looks pretty gnarly

Good - Gnarly Trick Dog

by Stevie-G January 8, 2004

gnarly

A protruding knot on a tree.

holy shit man, that wave has some gnarly trees in it.

by dedoublya February 2, 2003

gnarly

really ended a fillion years ago.
then the hippie's started using it.
and hey, look it.
i'm using it now too.

"that's gnarly, mon"

by sara March 13, 2005

gnarly

Something that is twisted and deformed. That is extreamly out of charactor, to be extreamly non-conforming. Often used among skaters or surfers. can be good or bad

Dude bam margera is the gnarliest mother fucker alive! He is soooooo cool doing all that jackass shit! Man he has balls! He's soooooo fucking hott id tap that twice! That's why I named my dog after him dude my dog is gnarly as shit eating his own shit man that takes balls! He is wicked retarted!

by gretchen hardcock October 21, 2008

gnarly

big, chunky, massive, huge.

thats one gnarly truck!

they were some gnarly waves.

by Colin Bannon May 1, 2006

gnarly

Gnarly is basically anything out of the ordinary, but usually in a good way. Like a wave that is huge is a gnarly wave, but a wave that is too small would never be a gnarly wave. Some unique and different sounding music can be gnarly, but boring soft R&B can't be gnarly.

Wow dude those are some <a href="www.gnarle.com">gnarly shirts</a>!

by Doctor Levels March 23, 2009

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