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# 11 Ways to Trick People Into Thinking Your Regular Clothes Are a Halloween Costume

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by 

[Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/)


## Laura Stampler


Oct 31, 2014 4:41 PM UTC

by 

[Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/)


## Laura Stampler


Oct 31, 2014 4:41 PM UTC

So you don’t like dressing up for Halloween. And while you’re completely comfortable with your decision to abstain — be it due to time, money or just general ennui — you probably aren’t excited for the inevitable person in a sexy Frida Kahlo costume stopping you in a bar, raising her one eyebrow and pointedly asking: “So what are _you_ supposed to be?”

Rather than running across the room screaming, “Damn you, costume-[sugar](http://time.com/3541173/john-oliver-sugar-industry-takedown/) industrial complex!,” here are some retorts you can use to trick people into thinking your regular clothes are actually a Halloween costume. When someone asks what you’re dressed up as, you can say:

1. I’m a conscientious objector
2. I’m the bass player from \[insert pretentious sounding, fake band name here\]
3. I’m an undercover cop
4. I’m covering this for _The Times_ \[scribble notes furiously\]
5. I’m a fashion blogger \[take picture of them with iPhone, glare\]
6. I’m hungover
7. I’m a secular humanist
8. \[Shout\] This is what a feminist looks like!
9. I’m [normcore](http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/02/normcore-fashion-trend.html)
10. I’m #blessed/#flawless
11. I’m sexy \[insert your full name here, un-do top button, raise your two eyebrows back at sexy Frida\]

And there you have it. Considering how many times you’ll get asked what you are for Halloween, you’ll probably get the opportunity to test all of our comebacks. (Maybe multiple times).

**See More:**

[The Definitive History of Sexy Halloween Costumes](http://time.com/3547024/sexy-halloween-costumes-history/)

[Inside the Weird World of Sexy Halloween Costumes for Dogs](http://time.com/3513988/sexy-halloween-costumes-dogs/)

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