With memes essentially established as millennials’ main form of communication, it was only about time they took over as 2018’s favorite Halloween costumes.
This year, the moth and lamp couple costume was a big hit (because, obviously). The moth and lamp memes originated in late September after a redditor posted a photo of a moth outside his window. It soon spiraled into an internet-wide joke about moths being attracted to lamps and inspired these couple costumes. Pretty good for a generation known too well for ghosting and one-sided romance.
https://twitter.com/trvshl0rd420/status/1056357475807457280
https://twitter.com/meghankathleen/status/1056415817859063808
Comedian Larry Owens dressed up as child Cardi B (and kinda nailed it). The costume was a spinoff of Cardi B’s photo that went viral earlier in the summer, with the caption, “My momma said y’all have to play with me,” that led to a series of “My momma said” memes. The Daily Dot has reached out to Owens for comment.
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Some went for their version of A Star is Born, which Yahoo has named costume of the year. The movie, starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, pulled in $250 million at the box office this weekend, and has inspired a series of memes since the trailer was released.
https://twitter.com/ayoedebiri/status/1056417976583421952
Nina Dobrev dressed as a real “A Star is Born”for Halloween 😂 pic.twitter.com/pyRvheCJ4o
— Lady Gaga Now (@ladygaganownet) October 28, 2018
This couple went the extra mile and used a dog:
We couldn’t decide on a Halloween costume for Biscuit so we just made him the dog from A Star is Born. pic.twitter.com/68Mk7MHn4B
— Max Miller (@ohhelloitsmax) October 25, 2018
And then there’s Gritty, the mascot of the Philadelphia Flyers, that went viral a month ago. Last Tuesday, the Flyers’ Twitter account made a call out to people who dressed up as Gritty, and they got all kinds of responses:
https://twitter.com/mekosoff/status/1056041732767387648
This is Gritty Nick, and his wife Kate. Kate has Itty Bitty Gritty on board. pic.twitter.com/l2TIn4DMCk
— Bill Matz (@BILLadelPHLY) October 23, 2018
Gritty! 🧡🖤 pic.twitter.com/iM2I8KwIK1
— Samantha Salvisburg (@samsalvisburg) October 25, 2018
Just your favorite iconic duo #gritty #phillyphanatic pic.twitter.com/TTEVNMOLOz
— 🙃 (@b3amster101) October 23, 2018
And you can’t go wrong with Gritty pups:
This is Stanley. He’s a Grih-Tzu. pic.twitter.com/LLSSvlsFg2
— Chip Chantry (@ChipChantry) October 25, 2018
🧡 U BOO pic.twitter.com/aNOHAKknoi
— Iggy Smalls (@NoBiggyItsIggy) October 24, 2018
— tarynfranchetti (@beejolie) October 24, 2018
What a time to be alive.
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