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Popular Meme Costume Ideas 2019

Ready to Win Halloween 2019? These 16 Meme Costume Ideas Are Downright Brilliant

Just like peanut butter and jelly, memes and Halloween are a dynamic duo that belong together for collective human happiness. In this turbulent world, we can at least take solace in the glowing warmth of internet tomfoolery from our electronic devices. Nothing beats the silly snicker we get upon seeing passive-aggressive Daenerys or Keanu Reeves sexily walking. But besides quietly laughing at these stills and GIFs, why not incorporate them into a clever getup for spooky October festivities? Keep reading to see our favourite viral sensations from this year and how a few props can turn them into epic meme Halloween costumes!

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1. Me Explaining To My Mom

This meme of a daughter explaining to her mum, and her mum being absolutely unconvinced is one of the most viral memes of the year.

  • What you need: Two people. One wearing an oversized white t-shirt, black cardigan, and a camel headscarf. The other in a pink top, navy blanket with white stars, and a dramatic side-swept fringe.

2. Chinese Four Generations

Just about the most wholesome meme to come from TikTok this year. Four generations of women calling out "ma" in Chinese to each other, have been duplicated globally, across multiple cultures.

  • What you need: Four women of different heights dressed as a schoolgirl in a puffer jacket and rucksack, a mum in a trench coat, a grandmum in a red jacket, and a great grandmum in a pink floral jacket and lilac beanie.

3. Keanu Reeves Walking

The meme of Keanu Reeves walking started when the internet practically exploded over his hilarious sequence in Always Be My Maybe when Sasha's friend realises who her date is. Since then, people have put all sorts of epic music over this clip of his lovely gait. Just look at that swagger!

  • What you need: A black suit, black scarf, and plastic glasses.

4. Gamora Applying Lipstick

Zoe Saldana posted some fun behind-the-scenes footage from Avengers: Endgame on her Instagram earlier this year, and everyone immediately fell in love. Her video of her as Gamora putting on dark green lipstick inspired a slough of memes about green things getting ready.

  • What you need: Green face paint, grey bathrobe, dark green lipstick, and curlers.

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5. And I Oop

RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Jasmine Masters posted a rant in which she hilariously interrupts herself with an "And I oop — I just hit my balls." Since then, the "And I oop" section hit off online as people captioned it with instances where they almost spill the beans on something.

  • What you need: A black bob wig, black silk robe, and big white flower earrings.

6. Passive-Aggressive Daenerys

This Game of Thrones meme originated from a scene in season eight when the mother of dragons throws this smile at Sansa while talking about Jon Snow. Twitter picked up on it quickly, as people started captioning this still of her grin with instances of passive-aggressiveness.

  • What you need: A long wavy platinum blond wig and Daenerys' dress and coat (which you can find online or make yourself).

7. SpongeBob Travelling the World in Drag

The popular meme is basically SpongeBob in drag wearing fancy cultural gear (usually French) and makeup as he floats over footage of a city. Usually, it gently pokes fun at someone who thinks they're doing something worldly and sophisticated.

  • What you need: A SpongeBob costume, black construction paper for eyeliner, red construction paper for lipstick, and other posh accessories as you see fit.

8. Fiji Water Girl

At the 2019 Golden Globes, there was a model who served celebrities Fiji water on the red carpet and inadvertently photobombed many pictures. She did so, might we add, while serving some serious looks.

  • What you need: A royal blue dress, tray, and Fiji water bottles.

9. Cheesing

Who knew that something so simple and pure could be so hilarious? In this, a man throws a piece of sliced cheese at a baby and it sticks to said baby's face.

  • What you need: A yellow plastic square (or, if you're brave, a piece of Kraft cheese).

10. Megan Rapinoe Stretching Out Her Arms

After the US women's national football team won at the FIFA Women's World Cup, Megan Rapinoe became infamous for her victory pose, which is comprised of a confident look and outstretched arms. People then took this still of her and paired it with joyous captions, naturally.

  • What you need: A lavender pixie wig and a white football jersey.

11. Marie Kondo

Marie Kondo launched so many memes when her Netflix series dropped in January, but this is by far one of our favourite moments from the tidying guru. "Mess" can refer to something naughty or downright upsetting, contrasting with Kondo's spark joy mantra.

  • What you need: A fringed lob wig, white cardigan, and a berry shirt.

12. Kacey Musgraves Grammy Win

We'd yee our last haw for Kacey Musgraves, and her "who, me?" vibe during her Grammy win as she mouths "what?" and rolls her eyes further proves it. This moment can be used to express surprise, ironic or not. Good news is that it looks like the country queen condones the memes herself.

  • What you need: A poofy red dress, red tulle, hoop earrings, red heels, a golden award, and Bumpits.

13. Instagram World Record Egg

The Instagram egg broke the record for having the most-liked Instagram post despite starting out as a joke. We won't guarantee that your costume will garner 53.7 million likes, but it'll definitely make you stand out.

  • What you need: A white poster board with drawn Instagram interface, white shirt, and orange construction paper cut into an egg.

14. Black Hole Picture

When this truly groundbreaking picture of a black hole first appeared, it became instant meme fodder as online users compared it to other vaguely black and orange things, such as Sauron and SpaghettiOs. This costume works even better if you can find another person to dress up as the nonblack hole object!

  • What you need: A black shirt and orange spray paint (or a printout of the black hole picture).

15. Powerful Shaggy

Powerful Shaggy started off when a Scooby Doo movie showed Shaggy defeating a biker gang. People started saving screenshots of the live-action cast talking about the scrawny mystery solver's powers then simply created silly fake captions about said powers. The meme's momentum surged when Matthew Lillard, who plays Shaggy in the live action film, caught wind of it on social media.

  • What you need: A green t-shirt and baggy brown pants.

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