Meanings
gnar1
present singular third person gnars · participle present gnarring · participle past gnarred · past gnarred · alternative gnarr · alternative gnarl · alternative knar · alternative narr
gnar2
comparative more gnar · superlative most gnar · alternative gnarr · alternative gnarl · alternative knar · alternative narr
- slanghobbiesGnarly.
plural gnars · alternative gnarr · alternative gnarl · alternative knar · alternative narr
- slangextreme sportsSnow or an ocean wave.
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.
2020, Cinelle Barnes, “Carefree White Girls, Careful Brown Girls”, in Nicole Chung, Mensah Demary, editors, A Map Is Only One Story, Catapult, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
gnar · verb
- Old Englishgnyrran
- Old Englishgnyrran
- Englishgnar
Inherited from Old English gnyrran.
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Cite this entry
gnar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnar
“gnar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnar. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gnar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnar.
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