You Won't Believe What Happened When This Millennial Tried Explaining Their 2024 Viral Halloween Costume

You Won’t Believe What Happened When This Millennial Tried Explaining Their 2024 Viral Halloween Costume

In an era where Halloween costumes require a comprehensive knowledge of TikTok algorithms and at least three social media apps to understand, we’re here to guide you through the delicate art of being “relevantly spooky.” Welcome to 2024, where your costume’s success is measured in how many times you have to say “Let me show you this video real quick.”

How to Explain Your Costume (Without Crying)

Gone are the simple days of throwing on a sheet with eyeholes and calling yourself a ghost. In 2024, you’ll need a 20-minute PowerPoint presentation just to explain why you’re dressed as a pygmy hippopotamus named Moo Deng. Your costume pitch will probably go something like this:

“No, I’m not a regular hippo. I’m Moo Deng. You know, the viral sensation? From TikTok? The one who bit the zookeeper? No? Okay, let me pull up 47 videos real quick. Wait, why are you walking away?”

Our Marketing Maven March E. Tellerman shares his expertise: “Listen, if you’re not spending at least three hours per day doom-scrolling through social media, are you even qualified to choose a Halloween costume? I once saw a pack of wolves take down a moose, but that’s nothing compared to watching someone try to explain their ‘Mormon Wives of MomTok’ costume to their grandmother at a family Halloween party. The poor woman thought her granddaughter had joined a cult.”

When IYKYK Becomes IDKWTFYT

Want to nail that perfect Challengers costume? Get ready for this conversation all night:

“No, I’m not just wearing tennis clothes.”
“Yes, I know it looks like tennis clothes.”
“It’s from that movie with Zendaya.”
“No, not Dune. The tennis one.”
“No, not King Richard. The OTHER tennis one.”
“You know what? Yes, I’m just wearing tennis clothes.”

The Support Group for Misunderstood Costumes

Welcome to VTAA (Viral Trend Addicts Anonymous), where we gather to share our stories of costume confusion. Recent testimonials include:

“I spent six hours crafting a perfect demented carousel horse mask from ‘We Live in Time,’ and everyone just asked if I was a rejected My Little Pony.”
“I showed up as Raygun and someone asked if I was ‘that person who lost at sports.'”
“My Chappell Roan costume was so accurate that people thought I was just badly dressed.”
“I tried to be the ‘Me Espresso’ trend and ended up serving coffee all night.”

As one defeated partygoer noted, “I spent more time explaining my Raygun costume than she spent competing in the Olympics. Next year I’m just going to be a ghost. But like, a ghost from that one viral video… no, wait, let me show you…”