gnarly
adj.
"knotted and rugged," c.1600, from gnarl (see gnarled) + -y(2). Picked up 1970s as surfer slang to describe a dangerous wave; it had spread to teen slang by 1982, where it meant both "excellent" and "disgusting."
| 词汇 | gnarly |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary gnarly adj. "knotted and rugged," c.1600, from gnarl (see gnarled) + -y(2). Picked up 1970s as surfer slang to describe a dangerous wave; it had spread to teen slang by 1982, where it meant both "excellent" and "disgusting." |
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