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Skag vs Gnarly - What's the difference?

skag | gnarly |

In lang=en terms the difference between skag and gnarly

is that skag is an alternative spelling of lang=en heroin while gnarly is excellent, attractive.

As a noun skag

is alternative form of lang=en.

As an adjective gnarly is

having or characterized by gnarls; gnarled.

skag

English

Noun

(-)
  • (nautical)
  • (slang) heroin.

    • gnarly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • having or characterized by gnarls; gnarled
    • On the right of the station were two gnarly cottonwood trees...'' — Mark Goodwin, ''Last Words
  • (US slang) dangerous
    • When the swell struck, the North Shore got gnarly , and the wise ones hit the outer islands where the energy was just as juicy but a bit more organized.'' — ''Surfer Magazine , March 1977
  • (US slang) unpleasant, awful, ugly
    • We're not talking about a lame chick and a gnarly guy. We're talking about a couple of far-out dudes.'' — D. Jenkins, ''Baja Oklahoma
  • (slang) excellent, attractive
    • "There ain't nothing gnarlier (apparently) than slapping on some brightly coloured sunblock to ward off the blinding spectre of dangerous, snow-reflected sunlight.'' — Glasgow ''Sunday Herald , 16 January 2000
  • (US slang) Of music or a sound, harsh
    • "[She] displays the same love of gnarly fuzztones and shout-it-out-loud choruses that began back in her daze ''[sic]'' with local all-girl rockers the Runaways.'' — ''Los Angeles Times , 12 October 1986

    Usage notes

    Note the contradictory senses of “good” and “bad”. Meaning varies by community and context, and may be indicated by extra-verbal cues, such as tone of voice. Sense of “good” particularly associated with surf culture, to the point of being somewhat clichéd, as in “gnarly wave, dude!”.

    Synonyms

    * (gnarled ): gnarled, knobbly, knobby * (slang: dangerous ): * (slang: unpleasant, awful ): awful, dreadful, nasty * (slang: excellent, attractive ): cool * (harsh (of music or sound) ): discordant

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