20 Halloween costumes that are also great dad jokes

Make your father proud this Halloween.
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Chloe Bryan
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Make your father proud this Halloween — if not with a steady job, then with a Halloween costume that is also a pun.

Here's the thing: dads love dad jokes. So if you become a dad joke, your dad will love you, too.

Here are 20 of the finest, punniest costumes we could find. Happy Halloween, and may your family be proud of what you accomplish this season.

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1. Iron Chef

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Slip on this apron, then fire up the grill!

2. Fantasy Football

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Touchdown for the, uh, Wizards.

3. Deviled Egg

Feel free to enlist your favorite sibling — or even your dad, if he is interested — as the bacon.

4. Dunkin' Donut

Put on your finest donut costume and hold a basketball in your hands. You don't actually have to dunk, but it would make your dad proud.

5. Beer on Tap

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It's the holy trinity: Halloween, puns and brews.

6. Radiohead

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Cool festival dads (you know the ones!) will love this.

7. Fork in the Road

So groan-worthy it's great.

8. Another Iron Chef for good measure

Never gets old — just like dad.

9. Pot Head

"Stay away from drugs." - Dad

10. Cap-sized Ship

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Get it? Get it? Do you get it?

11. Deviled Egg

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An oldie but a goodie — just like its culinary counterpart. And dad.

12. Snakes on a Plane

This costume will give you valuable experience making a scatterplot, which could help you find a job someday.

13. Baseball Bat

A ball game for bats? Ridiculous! Halloween is just batty.

14. Hashtags

It's okay if you need to explain this one.

15. "Fit as a Fiddle"

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All you need for this one is a fake violin, gym clothes and a *healthy* sense of humor.

16. Birdie Sanders, Hillary Kitten and Donald Pup

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By Oct. 31, this will almost be too topical. By the way, don't ask your dad who is he voting for.

17. Banana Split

Extra points if you can do the splits.

18. Formal Apology

Bonus: This one's entirely office-appropriate.

19. Shutterbug

Smile for the camera, which is held by a bug.

20. Maroon 5

Trust us. Your dad knows what Maroon 5 is by now. Adam Levine is on The Voice.

BONUS: Go Back to the Future with these DIY costumes

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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