17 Halloween costumes that people need to stop wearing

Please stop wearing these costumes.
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Brian Koerber
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Ah, Halloween, the time of year when drunk adults can dress like anything they want, but most choose the same boring and overdone costumes.

Obviously, be whatever you want, but Halloween is a weird occurrence where you should show off your creativity. So steer away from these costumes if you want to avoid the eye rolls of your coworkers and friends.

And of course, this guide is not intended for children. Kids should be whatever they want to be for Halloween. After all, it's their holiday,

1. Bob's Burgers

Look, we love the show too -- but enough is enough.

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2. Anyone from The Office or Halloween costumes characters wore on The Office.

We love you, Jim and Pam, but you make a really boring Halloween costume.

3. Wayne and Garth from Wayne's World

The movie came out in 1992 for fuck's sake.

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4. Scooby Doo

For the love of God please stop dressing like the characters from Scooby Doo. How much longer must we endure this overdone group costume.

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5. Disney Princesses

Princesses from popular Disney films already dominate pop culture, do they have to take over Halloween too?

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6. Wizard of Oz

OK, grandma.

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7. The Power Rangers

This costume is great if you're under the age of six and it's 1997.

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8. Harley Quinn

Just ... no.

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9. Superman

No explanation needed.

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10. Batman

No explanation needed.

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11. Darth Vader... or anything from Star Wars

We all know how much you love Star Wars because you bring it up every chance you can.

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12. Eleven from Stranger Things

Put down the Eggo Waffles this costume is already overdone.

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13. Needlessly sexy professions

We get what you're doing, but please stop this basic shit.

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14. Zombie versions of boring costumes

You know your costume sucks, putting fake blood on your face doesnt change that.

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15. Mia Wallace from Pulp Fiction

Look, you OD'd.

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16. '80s workout costume

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17. Vague decade fashion

'60s, '70s, '80s, '90s whatever, just stop.

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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