Slang

gnarly

This page is about the slang term gnarly

Meaning

extreme (in either a good or bad sense)

For example

  • That was a real gnarly spill, man! You sure you're OK?

  • Hey dude, that concert was gnarly! Whooa!!

Quick Quiz

When my kids say something is gnarly, it means they think it's

a. extremely good

b. extremely bad

c. either of the above
a) extremely good b) extremely bad c) either of the above
gnarly

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Contributor: Matt Errey