The 39 Best Punny Halloween Costumes for Dad Joke Enthusiasts

• What You Need: detergent pods and a fishing rod

You’ll need to make sure some weisenheimer doesn’t try to eat your Tide Pod, which is so 2018, bro.

• What You Need: a bee costume and a dictionary

Because online puzzles are the best, and Wordle just doesn’t make a cute costume.

• What You Need: a white T-shirt, a crown and the letter ‘B’ somewhere on your person (we’d probably tape it to our shirt)

Optional: Blasting any track from Renaissance from your phone.

• What You Need: bunny ears and handcuffs

Get ready to sing “Moscow Mule” when it streams.

• What You Need: white wings and a wine glass

Remember to keep your glass full, as if you needed an excuse to keep the rosé flowing all night.

• What You Need: a green T-shirt and a party hat

In case anyone asks, Howie Hawkins was the presidential candidate in 2020.

• What You Need: a bat costume and a yoga strap

Finally! A worthy reason for stretching your leg over your head all those times during your studio workouts.

• What You Need: a Wonder Woman costume and a box with "2, 3, 5, 7, 11..." written on it (prime numbers, get it?)

Maybe making fun of your little home shopping problem is the way to gain some control over it?

• What You Need: a nun costume and name tags (with "Chuck" written on them).

This solves the costume dilemma for both you and your bestie when you come as a pair of nunchucks.

• What You Need: pajamas and cat ears

Equal parts comfy and cute.

• What You Need: an SAT prep book and a frilly, collared shirt

Whether or not you walk around quizzing people on vocabulary and math equations is up to you.

• What You Need: a beret, a striped shirt and makeup inspired by the band Kiss

When you’re a Francophile who’s also a metalhead.

• What You Need: a football jersey and a wizard hat

Touchdown—and both the jocks and the nerds will both love this pun.

• What You Need: a T-shirt, a basketball and a doughnut

This one would be a real hit in New England. Bonus: It’s caffeine-free.

• What You Need: a ‘Hamilton’ T-shirt, a red wig and a Cosmopolitan

The duo we never knew we needed. Honestly.

• What You Need: a cheese costume and a kid's joke book

Get ready to memorize an evening’s worth of knock-knock jokes stat.

• What You Need: a tank top and a photo of a shark.

Are you a Barbara or a Daymond?

• What You Need: a cocktail dress and animal ears

I’m a mouse…duh.

• What You Need: a bob wig, big sunglasses and a parka

Vogue meets arctic temps.

• What You Need: a beret, a striped shirt and a laundry basket

Kudos to your foodie friends who can ID Thomas Keller’s iconic California restaurant.

• What You Need: a beret, a striped shirt and a piece of toast

For a lower-brow twist on the French food theme, just grab some bread and a striped tee.

• What You Need: a red wig and a loaf of bread

Obviously skip the wig if you're a natural redhead...

• What You Need: a red shirt, a printed out Netflix logo and a bag of ice

Best of all, your drink will never get warm.

• What You Need: a cocktail dress and a tall black hat

You could go all out with a beard, but the dress and top hat should do the trick on their own.

• What You Need: a nametag that says 'Life,' and a basket of lemons

Plus, you can slice up those lemons and use them in Halloween cocktails.

• What You Need: nerdy glasses and a box of cookies

The best events are BYOS (bring your own snacks).

• What You Need: a maroon T-shirt and a printed out letter 5

Is this the height of laziness? Yes, and for that we salute you.

• What You Need: a tie and zombie makeup

South out to zombies, a perennial Halloween favorite.

• What You Need: bear ears and a Starbucks cup

Rawr, one triple shot skinny vanilla latte, coming right up.

• What You Need: a black T-shirt, cat ears and many photos of the same cat

Bitch Cat stole my look.

• What You Need: a stethoscope and a witch hat

Alternately, you could ditch the stethoscope in favor of scrubs.

• What You Need: Any shirt with a potato chip taped to the shoulder

Permission granted to have a bit of an attitude all day.

• What You Need: a pink T-shirt, pig ears and your most comfortable blanket

Classy hors d’oeuvres but make it Halloween.

• What You Need: Any dress and a few jars of your favorite spices

Posh is so 1995; 2023 is all about turmeric.

• What You Need: a crown and a stuffed animal

You can also add a cape, to really hit the regal idea home.

• What You Need: black clothes and stamps

You’ve gotta keep fellow partygoers on their toes, you know?

• What You Need: an umbrella with photos of famous guys taped to it

If it happens to start raining on October 31, you’ve absolutely won the night.

• What You Need: a set of medals and a loaf of bread

It's not about the Olympics, it's about keeping a roof over our heads.

• What You Need: black pants, tape and Smarties candies

The best part? You get to eat Smarties all night.