11 meme-inspired costumes for Halloween 2016

Ah, 2016.
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Sophie Hirsh
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Ah, 2016 – people have been weird as ever on the internet, latching on to nostalgia, random trends and Michael Phelps.

Luckily some pretty strong memes have come out of it all, and we suspect said memes will make for some pretty dope Halloween costumes.

Get your topical on with these ideas for Halloween costumes based on the best (and worst) memes of 2016.


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1. Arthur's fist

How to dress: Yellow sweater over a white button down, jeans and round, brown glasses.

How to act: Just meaningfully keep your right fist firmly closed.

2. Hodor/hold the door

How to dress: Giant, furry brown sweater and a little white stubble.

How to act: Only say "Hodor" and constantly hold doors open for people, even when they don't need to go through a door.

3. Harambe

How to dress: Like a gorilla.

How to act: Like a martyr.

4. Crying LeBron

How to dress: Black long sleeve shirt with the sleeves cut off – but still wear the right sleeve on your arm – and fake tears on your face.

How to act: Cry all night.

5. Dat Boi

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How to dress: Green unitard, frog ears and a unicycle.

How to act: Try not to fall off your unicycle.

6. That’s None of My Business/Tea Lizard

How to dress: Green unitard, frog ears and carry around a clear glass with Lipton tea in it.

How to act: Like nothing is any of your business and you're definitely not a lizard.

7. Boomer Phelps

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How to dress: An American-themed onesie and absurdly large headphones.

How to act: Confused and sleepy.

8. Confused Mr. Krabs

How to dress: Blue shorts, a light blue short-sleeved button-down and lobster-like claws on your hands.

How to act: Suuuuuper out of it.

9. Drake sitting on things a la Views

How to dress: A furry, leather winter coat, jeans, boots and carry around a Parental Advisory sign.

How to act: Hunch yourself over so you seem smaller and photobomb everyone's pictures by sitting in the background.

10. Angry Michael Phelps

How to dress: Olympian jacket with the hood up and headphones.

How to act: Contentious.

11. Cupping

How to dress: Speedo, a few gold medals and get a cupping treatment done on Halloween morning so you have some fresh cupping bruises.

How to act: Like a champion.

BONUS: Here come dat boi.

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Sophie Hirsh

Sophie was a Viral Content Intern for the Watercooler channel. More writing and other stuff by Sophie can be found at www.sophiehirsh.com.

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