Are you in desperate need of last-minute Halloween costume ideas? Worry not, friends. There's still plenty of time to put together a clever costume out of your wardrobe, all without the fuss of waiting in line or buying overpriced readymade costumes! And without further ado, check out our 2018 guide to DIY meme costumes.
Trumpet Boy
Trumpet Boy is the nickname given to a boy playing the brass instrument within earshot of a girl. Upon surfacing online in January 2018, the image went viral and spawned a series of image macros and object labeled memes.
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Required Items
1) Trumpet Kazoo
2) Black Backpack
3) Crew Socks
4) Shoelaces
5) New York Giants Jersey
Is This a Pigeon?
"Is This a Pigeon?" is a memorable quote said by the protagonist character from the 1990s Japanese anime TV series The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird in a scene wherein the humanoid character erroneously identifies a butterfly as a pigeon. Online, the quote, along with a reaction image of the scene featuring the English-translated subtitle, is widely used to express utter confusion.
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Required Items
1. Oversized Square Glasses
2. Light Blue Lab Coat& Chino Pants
3. Red Oxford Shirt& Yellow T-Shirt
4. Red Hardcover Book & EncyclopediaLabel
5. Origami Butterfly& Silver DIY Craft Wire
Moth Lamp
Moth Lamp refers to jokes about moth insects that are strongly attracted to the glowing light produced by a lamp. The memes saw a surge in popularity after a photo of a giant moth widely circulated within various communities on Reddit during the summer of 2018, spawning image macros which bore similarities to the "Cats Wanting Fruit Loops" and "Brother, May I Have Some Oats".
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Required Items
1. Portable LED Lamp
2. Antenna Headband
3. Brown Lycra Suit
4. Moth Wing Cape
5. Bug Eye Glasses
Bowsette
Bowsette is an anthropomorphised genderbend version of the Super Mario villain Bowser caused by the effects of the Super Crown power up. Following the creation of the character shortly after the release of a trailer for New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, it quickly gained a large amount of popularity on both the western and eastern web.
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Required Items
1) Princess Peach Wig& Princess Crown
2) Black Leather Neckband& Wristbands
3) Black Prom Dress& Go-Go Boots
4) Super Mario Turtle Shell Backback
5) Oval Stud Earrings& Clip-on Devil Horns
Markiplier E
Markiplier E refers to a deep fried image of YouTube vlogger Markiplier's face photoshopped onto the head of Lord Farquaad from Shrek with the letter "E" in impact font overlaying the image. Later edits posted the face over a news photograph of Mark Zuckerberg's Congressional Hearings.
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Required Items
1) Short Bob Hair Wig& Half Rimmed Glasses
2) Blue Tie& White Dress Shirt
3) Navy Blue Blazer& Pants
4) Printable 'E' Sign
5) Multicolor Glitter Pack
Johny Johny Yes Papa
"Johny Johny Yes Papa" is a nursery rhyme about a young boy who is confronted by his parent for eating sugar without permission. On YouTube, the song is often featured in "amateur quality" animated music videos.
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Required Items
Johnny Johnny
1) Pink Long-Sleeve Shirt& Sweatpants
2) Plastic Jar& Sugar Label
Papa
3) Portable Party Light
4) Red T-Shirt& Blue Denims
5) Red Shoes& Fake Mustache
"Change My Mind" Guy
The "Change My Mind" Campus Sign is a photograph of American-Canadian conservative podcaster Steven Crowder seated behind a sign that reads "Male Privilege is a myth / Change My Mind" outside of Texas Christian University. Since its upload via Crowder's Twitter account in February 2018, the photograph has been turned into an exploitable template for online parodies.
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Required Items
1) Blue Fleece Sweater
2) Dark Blue Jeans
3) Black Mug
4) Prop Microphone
5) Sign
"Big Enough"
"Big Enough" is a 2017 electronic-country-pop song by Kirin J. Callinan featuring Alex Cameron, Molly Lewis and Jimmy Barnes. On YouTube, a clip from the music video in which a cowboy is shown singing in the sky above various scenes set in the American Old West spawned a series of parody remixes on the video-sharing site.
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Required Items
Jimmy Barnes (AHHHH Guy)
1) Men's Cowboy Hat& Fake Earrings& Ring
2) Long Sleeve Plaid Shirt
3) Rocky Mountains Photo Print
Molly Lewis (Whistle Lady)
4) Women's Bohemian Long Dress
5) Straw Hat with Drawstrings
