See gnarly on Wiktionary
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"sense": "slang: excellent; attractive",
"tags": [
"Peru"
],
"word": "mostro"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yabai",
"sense": "slang, US: dangerous",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "ヤバい"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "slang, US: dangerous",
"word": "bravo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "slang, US: dangerous",
"word": "bravoso"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Silkstone"
],
"word": "gnarly"
}
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