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title: "gnarly · GenZ Decoded"
description: "gnarly: Extreme or intense; can mean impressive or, in another sense, disgusting. Example: \"Did you see that gnarly wave he wiped out on?\" Meaning and usage."
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# gnarly

Gen X[#cool](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/approval/)

**Meaning.** Extreme or intense; can mean impressive or, in another sense, disgusting.

See it in a sentence

Did you see that gnarly wave he wiped out on?

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [bomb](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bomb/),[buttah](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/buttah/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [awesome](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/awesome/)

- Gen X · this one

    gnarly,[all that and a bag of chips](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/all-that-and-a-bag-of-chips/)

- Boomer

    [far out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/far-out/),[groovy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/groovy/)

- Plain English

    extreme or intense

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- [How every generation says that's excellent](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/thats-excellent/)

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## Related slang

- [fresh](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fresh/): Cool, stylish, or impressive, especially in appearance.
- [fuego](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fuego/): Spanish for fire, used in English to call something excellent, and a common way to say food is really good.
- [goat](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/goat/): Greatest of all time.
- [goated](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/goated/): Good enough to count among the best ever; strong praise for a person, song, meal or move.

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