gnarly

awesome, in a twisted way, used to describe tricks or other things by skater dudes

man, that half-pipe was ga-narlee

by sk8rb0y May 26, 2003

gnarly

ugly, knotted and twisted feet not suitable for sandals or any open toed shoe.

chick had gnarly feet, i bet she uses them to climb trees.

by Anonymous October 15, 2003

gnarly

A adjective that expressive a postive while sounding negative.
Similar to asstastic, sick, wicked, killer, tight, and cool.

That was a gnarly jump!

by Heather M. July 28, 2005

gnarly

excellent, wonderful (teenagers)

That ride is totally gnarly.

by Light Joker July 15, 2005

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