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

07/08/2019 - 03:40 PM

Just like peanut butter and jelly, memes [1] and Halloween [2] 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 [3]. But besides quietly laughing at these stills and GIFs, why not incorporate them into a clever getup [4] for spooky October festivities [5]? Keep reading to see our favourite viral sensations from this year and how a few props can turn them into epic meme Halloween [6] costumes!

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.

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.

Keanu Reeves Walking

The meme of Keanu Reeves [8] walking started when the internet practically exploded over his hilarious sequence [9] in Always Be My Maybe [10] 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!

Gamora Applying Lipstick

Zoe Saldana posted some fun behind-the-scenes footage from Avengers: Endgame [11] on her Instagram [12] 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.

And I Oop

RuPaul's Drag Race [13] contestant Jasmine Masters posted a rant [14] 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.

Passive-Aggressive Daenerys

This Game of Thrones [15] meme originated from a scene in season eight when the mother of dragons throws this smile at Sansa [16] 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.

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.

Fiji Water Girl

At the 2019 Golden Globes, there was a model who served celebrities Fiji water [17] on the red carpet and inadvertently photobombed many pictures. She did so, might we add, while serving some serious looks.

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.

Megan Rapinoe Stretching Out Her Arms

After the US women's national football team won at the FIFA Women's World Cup, Megan Rapinoe [18] 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.

Marie Kondo

Marie Kondo launched so many memes when her Netflix series [19] 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.

Kacey Musgraves Grammy Win

We'd yee our last haw for Kacey Musgraves, and her "who, me?" vibe during her Grammy win [20] 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 [21] herself.

Instagram World Record Egg

The Instagram egg broke the record [22] 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.

Black Hole Picture

When this truly groundbreaking picture of a black hole [23] 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!

Powerful Shaggy

Powerful Shaggy started off when a Scooby Doo movie showed Shaggy defeating a biker gang [24]. People started saving screenshots [25] 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.


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