gnar

gnar

English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɑː(ɹ)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Etymology 1

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Old English gnyrran
English gnar

    Inherited from Old English gnyrran.

    Verb

    gnar (third-person singular simple present gnars, present participle gnarring, simple past and past participle gnarred)

    1. To snarl or growl.

    Etymology 2

    Clipping of gnarly.

    Adjective

    gnar (comparative more gnar, superlative most gnar)

    1. (slang, chiefly sports) Gnarly.

    Noun

    gnar (plural gnars)

    1. (slang, extreme sports) Snow or an ocean wave.
      • 2020, Cinelle Barnes, “Carefree White Girls, Careful Brown Girls”, in Nicole Chung, Mensah Demary, editors, A Map Is Only One Story, Catapult, →ISBN:
        You wanted to surf instead, to be like those locals who lived simply, had enough money for rent, food, and board wax; who waited tables at night and woke up to shred the gnar.

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