26 Halloween Costumes That Are So Clever, I Honestly Might Steal Them For Myself

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It's officially the best time of year, y'all. Spooky season is upon us, and Halloween is only a few weeks away.

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If you're anything like me, you've probably had a half-baked costume idea for a while now, but totally lost track of time. Fear not, friends! Have I got some genius costume ideas for you!

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No, I wasn't just scrolling Pinterest for a fun costume I could put together that wouldn't cost me $$$ — thanks for asking.

Every year, I ask members of the BuzzFeed Community to share their punniest, most clever Halloween costumes. Once again, they did not disappoint! Here are 26 of the best, funniest ones:

Note: Some costumes have also been sourced from Reddit.

1.A white claw:

A woman in a red dress dressed as a lobster with white claws

2.Nun of your business:

a woman wearing a habit and dressed business casual

3.Their "birthday suit:"

a suit with birthday celebration print

4.Dogatello from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:

My brother sent me his dog's Halloween costume, Dogatello... from pics

5.A deer in headlights:

a woman dressed as a deer with headlights on her chest

6.Probiotics and antibiotics:

a man wearing a cardboard yogurt and and holding a probiotics sign with a woman wearing a cardboard pill bottle and holding an antbiotics sign

7.French Kiss:

A man and woman with Kiss face paint wearing berets, striped tees, and holding wine and a baguette

8.Curiosity killed the cat:

A woman dressed as a bloody cat and a man with a knife wearing a shirt that says "curiosity"

9.An Acute Angel:

A woman dressed as an angel with the numbers "46º, 78º, and 12º" on her halo

10.Beauty and the Beastie Boys:

a lady dressed as Belle and a man and baby dressed like the Beastie Boys

11.50 shades of gray:

a woman with various shades of paint samples on her dress

12.Guy and Gal Fieri:

A woman and a man in black button downs and shorts with short blonde wigs, sunglasses, and tattoo sleeves

13.A web server:

A woman dressed as a waitress in a spiderweb themed outfit with classes saying "404" "500" and "200" errors

14.A deviled egg:

a woman wearing devil horns and a yolk on her belly

15.A gamer grill:

A girl in the middle of a grill costume with snacks and condiments on top, holding a gaming console

16.Spaghetti and Mutt-balls:

a dog dressed in a spaghetti and meatballs costume

17.An I scream sundae:

A woman in an ice cram skirt with a spoon going through her

18.Fantasy football:

A woman in a football uniform with a long gray beard and a staff stick

19.Wonder (Bread) Woman:

A woman in a wonder woman costume with wonder bread bags as arm hands and a headband

20.A prombie:

a zombie dressed to attend prom

21.When life gives you lemons:

A woman in a lemon dress and a name tag reading "hello, my name is life" who is handing out lemons and lemonhead candy

22.Jon Snow White:

A man in a Snow White dress with a cape and Jon Snow from Game of Thrones hair

23.Old (mer)maids:

two women dressed as old mermaids

24.A chilly dog:

A person in a hot dog costume with two winter jackets and a beanie over it

25.It’s Raining Men:

A woman with an umbrella with pictures of men hanging down from strings

26.And finally, American Gothic:

Two people inside a large frame recreating the "American Gothic" painting with goth clothes and makeup

Now it's your turn! Have you worn a clever, punny costume like these? If so, drop a picture in the comments below so we can all appreciate it!

And for the rest of y'all, Happy (almost) Halloween!