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    27 Couples Halloween Costumes That Range From Basic And Overused To Downright Cringeworthy

    Let's keep it classy and original this year, y'all.

    Hannah Marder
    by Hannah Marder

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Hello everyone! Halloween is coming up, which means it's time to start deciding your costumes! If you've got a significant other, you *may* be tempted to do a couple's costume.

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    However, I'm just here to say...please, please don't do the ones below. Here are 27 awful and overdone couple's costumes ranked from "not my fave" to "BURN IT NOW."

    27. Starting with "not my fave"...Fred and Daphne from Scooby-Doo:

    halloweencostumes.com, spirithalloween.com

    This costume is only cute if it's done by Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. No one else.

    26. Next we have Cruella de Vil and a dalmation:

    Darren Criss and Mia Swier dressed as Cruella and a dalmation for Halloween
    Rochelle Brodin / Getty Images

    I just know everyone's going to go as Cruella this year, but please spare us your boyfriend dressed as a dog, or worse, holding a ton of dog stuffed animals. No one wants to see it.

    25. And then...Bonnie and Clyde:

    Bonnie and Clyde costumes
    poshmark.com

    This one is hot if it's executed well, but I have just seen it way too often. Try another iconic duo.

    24. The yummy (but not in costume form) duo of cookies and cream/milk:

    Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey dressed as milk and cookies
    Johnny Nunez / WireImage via Getty Images

    This couple costume is as yesterday as Nick and Mariah's relationship.

    23. Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein:

    spirithalloween.com, halloweencostumes.com

    I swear people have been doing this for 200 years. It's time to move on.

    22. Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas:

    Jacob Elordi and Joey King as Jack and Sally
    HEDO / BACKGRID

    There are plenty of other Tim Burton characters, people!! 

    21. Barbie and Ken:

    20. Two more iconic characters you should avoid...Shrek and Fiona:

    Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz as Fiona and Shrek
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    Unless you can execute this as well as the above, do not do it.

    19. And also Fred and Wilma from The Flinstones:

    Melissa Rycroft and Tye Strickland dressed as Fred and Wilma
    Barry King / FilmMagic via Getty Images

    Extra points off for dressing your kid as Bam Bam.

    18. As well as Mr. and Mrs. Incredible:

    Ariel Winter and Levi Meaden dressed as Mr. and Mrs. Incredible
    LRR / BACKGRID

    Once again, extra points off for dressing your kids as Jack Jack, Dash, and Violet. The Incredibles came out in 2004.

    17. And Woody and Jesse:

    people dressed as Woody and Jessie from Toy Story 2
    dpa picture alliance / Alamy Stock Photo

    Once again, Toy Story 2 has been out for over 20 years.

    16. Honestly, any Disney couple:

    couple dressed as beauty and the beast
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    I don't know why, but ESPECIALLY Aladdin and Jasmine from Aladdin or Ariel and Eric from The Little Mermaid. 

    15. I'm just really not into the whole angel and devil thing:

    men dressed as a devil and angel
    Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Images

    I'll only accept this if you're doing Aziraphale and Crowley from Good Omens.

    14. Or Mario and Luigi (or Peach, for that matter):

    Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller dressed as Mario and Luigi
    JB Lacroix / WireImage via Getty Images

    There are other Mario characters, you know.

    13. Getting into more cringeworthy territory, we have bacon and eggs:

    man dressed as bacon and girl dressed as eggs
    walmart.com

    I feel like this is a weird metaphor for sperm and eggs, and I'm not here for it.

    12. Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears in their iconic denim outfits:

    Tana Mongeau and Jake Paul
    NGRE / BACKGRID

    After looking back at JT's actions from the vantage point of 2021...do we really need to repeat this outfit?

    11. Hugh Hefner and a Playboy bunny:

    10. Breaking the top 10, we've got "Netflix and chill":

    people in shirts that say "netflix and chill"
    etsy.com

    This wasn't even funny a few years ago when people started doing it. Let's allow this to be a thing of the past, please. 

    9. The super-suggestive lock and key:

    woman dressed as a key and man as a lock
    amazon.com

    Can we just do away with the weird sexual innuendo insertion costumes? (See #1.)

    8. Jack and Coke...:

    amazon.com, amazon.com

    I just feel that we, collectively, as a society, can do better than this.

    7. ...or honestly any alcohol costume:

    girl in a lime costume and man in a tequila costume
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    Maybe I've just been to too many frat parties, but if I see this one more time, I may quit Halloween altogether.

    6. The most boring costume of all, salt and pepper:

    man in a salt shaker costume and woman in a pepper shaker costume
    thecostumeking.com

    I literally cannot think of anything more boring.

    5. Rounding out the top five, we have any two-person costume, but especially a horse or camel:

    two people in a camel costume
    amazon.com

    Why would you want to be either of these parts?

    4. This vomit-inducing hot dog and bun duo:

    woman in a bun costume and man in a hot dog costume
    walmart.com

    It's giving Sausage Party and not in a good way.

    3. The most basic costume you could possibly think of, Harley Quinn and the Joker:

    Jerry O'Connell and Kelly Ripa dressed as the Joker and Harley
    Gary Gershoff / WireImage via Getty Images

    I'm allowing Harley this year, but only if you dress as her from The Suicide Squad.

    2. Coming in second place...Adam and Eve:

    woman and man dressed as Eve and Adam
    amazon.com

    We have strayed too far from God's light.

    1. And finally, an outlet and a plug:

    woman dressed as outlet and man dressed as plug
    partybell.com

    If you wear this to a party...it's on sight.

    Psst! Did you hear that Tasty has its very own Halloween TV special? Snoop & Martha's Very Tasty Halloween premieres Thursday, October 21, only on Peacock. Check it out!

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