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Like puns? Need a good Halloween costume in a limited amount of time? Then, you’ve came to the right place! 

Here are some that you can throw together the day before or the day of a Halloween party that are sure to give everyone a laugh (and won’t cost a fortune for the broke college student!).

1. Horn Dog

Dress up like a dog and throw on some devil horns!

2. Holy Guacamole!/ Holy Cow!/ Oh Dear!

How To for Holy Guacamole: Wear a green dress, add a picture of an avocado, and toss on angel wings and a halo!

How To for Holy Cow: Get an oversized white t-shirt and paint on some cow spots! Toss on an angel halo and wear an picture of a cow bell!

How To for Oh Dear!: Wear a brown dress, use this tutorial for deer make up, grab some antlers (now sold for fairly cheap at Walmart!), and cut out an O, H, and exclamation point and pin them to yourself!

3. Old Spice

Pick a spice from your spice rack, grab an oversized t-shirt and write out the name. Wear a grey beard, or toss some baby powder on your hair, and make your face up to look like you’re part of the elderly crowd!

4. Candy (W)Rapper

Dress up like your favorite Rap/Hip Hop/R&B star! Stick a bunch of candy wrappers all of yo’self. (Bonus points if you ate all the candy).

5. French Toast

Dress in your best French attire, cut out a big image of bread and glue or draw on an image of butter or jelly.

6. Strawberry/Pineapple

Grab a giant red or yellow shirt and decorate it like your favorite fruit, then take some green felt and make your hat!

7. Lord(e) of the Rings

Dress like Lorde and wear a ton of rings or put images of rings all over your outfit.

8. The Second Amendment

Write the second amendment on your shirt and draw or glue images of bears to your arms!

9. Starbucks

Wear a green or white dress or shirt, and attach stars with dollar signs to your outfit.

10. Spice Girls

Grab your squad and dress up like different spices!

11. Blessing in Disguise

Wear your best incognito outfit, and with a sign or name tag that says “Blessing”.

12. Iron Chef

Wear an apron and wear a sign that says “FE” your apron.

13. One Night Stand

Find a box big enough that you can wear, put a sheet over it, label it “night stand” and wear a lamp shade on your head.

14. One Direction

Draw a compass, with only one direction on it, on a big piece of poster board to wear around your neck.

15. American Horror Story

Dress in all of that 4th of July apparel you have, and do some super scary face make up!

16. Hot Pepper

Put on your best “come hither” outfit and draw a giant hot pepper on a posterboard to wear!

17. Queen of Hearts

Wear a crown, cut out construction paper hearts and stick them all over your outfit.

18. Cereal Killer

Wear an oversized white shirt, slap some red paint or fake blood all over it, and stick ripped up cereal boxes to your shirt.

19.   Peace (Peas) Corp Member

Dress in all green and make picket signs with slogans like “No size zero peas” and “Hug a pea! Apeaciate!”

20. Ceiling Fan

Wear your best fan gear and make a flag or sign that says “Go Ceiling!”

21. (C)atniss Everdeen

Take that typical black cat Halloween costume and spice it up by holding a bow and arrow. May the odds be ever in your favor!

22. Social Butterfly

All you need for this one is a pair of wings and images of social media icons! Glue the images to the wings or to your shirt and ba-da-bing ba-da-boom!

23. Dust Bunny

Purchase a cheap feather duster and white apron, wear a black or grey dress, and wear some bunny ears! Make it even cuter by drawing a pink nose and whiskers on your face.

24. Sugar Mama/Daddy

Dress up like a motherly/fatherly figure, and carry around a bag of sugar like it’s your baby! (Tip: draw a pacifier and diaper on the sugar bag).

25. Eggs Over Easy

Dress like Olive from Easy A and attach an empty egg carton to a headband to wear!

26. Killer Bee

Paint a yellow shirt with black lines, make a pair of antennae to attach to a headband, and carry around a water gun or nerf gun.

27. Party Animal

Instead of take the easy route of being your favorite animal, wear your favorite party attire, stick on those animal ears, and grab a party hat! Bonus points if you do some makeup to look like the animal.

28. The Wolf of Wall Street

Don your snazziest business outfit and do your make up like a wolf! You can buy a wig to look like a wolf too.

29. Monkey Business

Take that snazzy business outfit and add some monkey ears! Bonus points if you do your make up like a monkey.

30. Fantasy Football

Wear your favorite football jersey, add on a tutu, crown, wand, cape or hat to look like a witch or wizard!

31. Pigs In A Blanket

 

Wear a pink onesie or dress, make some piggy ears and nose, and wrap up in your coziest blanket!

32. Gold Digger

Wear a gold shirt and some overalls, and cover yourself in gold glitter. Spray paint a construction helmet and plastic shovel, and you’re set!

33. 50 Shades of Grey

You’ve got a couple options with this one that don’t involve handcuffs or whips. Wear all of the grey you can find in your closet, or wear a big grey shirt and attach different shades of grey paint samples to it.

34. Dunkin’ Donuts

Wear a basketball jersey, grab a sweatband and decorate an inner tube like a donut to wear.

35. Netflix and Chill

Wear a red shirt and write Netflix on it, then wear a big silver or white chain around your neck with “Chill” written on it. You could also wear a big zip up hoodie with “Chill” written on it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kaitlan is currently a senior, English major with a concentration in professional writing and a minor in communications at Appalachian State University. She is the Sigma Tau Delta Alpha Lambda Alpha president and the Mountaineer Hall Treasurer. This is her second year writing for HC.