Kick ass John Carpenter movie starring ROWDY Roddy Piper!!!!

Snatchfaced aliens are tricking humans by using a machine to make them look like us. But Piper (who is never given a name in the movie) is the only one who can see them with his sunglasses. No, really.

Supposed to be, according to Carpenter, an example of blind consumerism and republican economics
They Live is a great fucking movie.
by Jimmy Knuckles March 14, 2004
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A slang word to replace awesome, cool, neat, fun and all the variants of those words. Its origins are nonspecific, though it's popularity started to rise due to its use by Aja in the Netflix Original 3Below: Tales of Arcadia.
"Hey, that scene in Generic Action Movie was lively."
or
"We are going to Universal Studios, it's going to be lively."
by Mrs Shay Venus January 26, 2019
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That's what you do after you are born and before you die.
I was living until I got ran over by a truck.
by Adeadlyliquid September 29, 2004
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I have no idea what that is. I guess if you have a will to live, you don't cry yourself to sleep like I do but I suppose that might just be a mystical legend forged by a fucking person with this magical item.

I'm salty.
And sad.
From a person WITHOUT a will to live: "Damn, wish I had one of those."
From a person who HAS a will to live: "I LOVE LIFE."
by AAAAA FAGGOT December 26, 2017
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Lively-
partying, enjoying the music, dancing.
UK slang
When I get on the mic, I get ya lively.
by li-vuh-lee May 24, 2003
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Word Used To Express How Good Something Is...
1. "Dat Tune Is LIVE"

2. "U Know Dat Rave I Went 2 Last Nite, It Woz LIVE!"
by Lil Frenchie April 11, 2006
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A slightly untidy but homey feel, made with a comfortable but slightly worn or untidy look that is consistent with actual or current occupation. Usually used to describe state of one's hair or home.
"What's with your beard, Tom? You're kind of have a lived-in look."
"I just wanted to try it out."
"But if you keep up at this rate, you'll look like an Amish person!"
by hughlaurieaddict June 10, 2009
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