Definition of gnarly
gnarly 
adjective
- very good, excellent; "cool".
That trick on your skateboard was gnarly!
That party was so gnarly I knew the police would show up.
Wow those waves the boys were hitting were gnarly!
Yeah ha ha, gnarly, dude!
Those shoes were so gnarly.
- See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
Last edited on May 13 2013. Submitted by Robin I. from Los Angeles, CA, USA on Jan 13 1999.
- gross, disgusting.
Check out that gnarly old homeless dude.
That girl's hair is really gnarly.
- See more words with the same meaning: gross, disgusting, creepy.
Last edited on Jan 13 1999. Submitted by Robin I. from Los Angeles, CA, USA on Jan 13 1999.
- painful or dangerous.
That was a gnarly car wreck.
That was a gnarly wipe out.
Citation from "Dan On the Run", The Good Guys (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 13 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: dangerous.
Last edited on Jul 08 2011. Submitted by Lisa from San Diego, CA, USA on Dec 31 2002.
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| Definitions include: to act foolish; under the influence of alcohol or drugs; or to do something dangerous. | |
| Definitions include: related to immorality or illegality. | |
| Definitions include: of questionable character, strange. | |
| Definitions include: suspicious; "shady". | |
Other terms relating to 'good, okay, cool, awesome, fun': | |
| Definitions include: tight or fun. | |
| Definitions include: fun, good, etc. | |
| Definitions include: to relax; "hang out". | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: very ok. | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome". | |
| Definitions include: "off the heezy for sheezy", i.e. "off the hook for sure". | |
| Definitions include: bad, of poor quality. | |
| Definitions include: spelling variant of sick. | |
| Definitions include: great. | |
| Definitions include: very muscular. | |
| Definitions include: Very cool. | |
| Definitions include: very fresh. | |
| Definitions include: good, excellent, fun; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: looking one's best; dressed up. | |
Other terms relating to 'gross, disgusting, creepy': | |
| Definitions include: gross, disgusting. | |
| Definitions include: "pervert." | |
| Definitions include: extremely disturbing. | |
| Definitions include: someone who will not allow a relationship to end. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is of the red-neck, trailer trash, low morals variety. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of disgust. | |
| Definitions include: gross. | |
| Definitions include: gross. | |
| Definitions include: shallow. Note: short for "trifling." | |
| Definitions include: of questionable character, strange. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for not mind safe. | |
| Definitions include: unpleasant, disgusting, objectionable. | |
| Definitions include: a weird or disturbed person. | |
| Definitions include: with poor personal hygiene / promiscuous / generally gross. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit. | |
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| Definitions include: a humorous way to describe a person who has experienced an unpleasant situation, derived from the kitschy paintings of sad clowns. | |
| Definitions include: laying in an unexpected place with one's body extended and stiff, with arms extended stiffly towards one's feet. | |
| Definitions include: very fast. | |
| Definitions include: abbreviated form of the suffix "-ing". | |
| Definitions include: a moron, asshole... a selfish human being. | |
| Definitions include: to act in an outlandish manner in order to attract female attention. | |
| Definitions include: a general insult. | |
| Definitions include: to be admired by men and women. To have a lot of money. | |
| Definitions include: See in fuck. | |
| Definitions include: to test something before it is released or presented. |
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