spoopy costume
- noun
- /ˈspuːpi ˈkɒstjuːm/
- Slang
:
disfraz divertido y espeluznante
- He wore a spoopy costume with googly eyes and fake cobwebs to make everyone laugh.
Examples
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Social media is full of photos of pets in spoopy costumes every Halloween.
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Her spoopy costume was a hit at the party.
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Look at my spoopy costume for Halloween!
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She wore a spoopy costume to the party.
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He wore a spoopy costume with googly eyes and fake cobwebs to make everyone laugh.
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Social media is full of photos of pets in spoopy costumes every Halloween.
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Her spoopy costume was a hit at the party.
How Spooky
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a humorous or mildly spooky costume' is directly and compositionally derived from the adjective 'spoopy' (mildly spooky + humorous) modifying 'costume' (a set of clothes). Although 'spoopy' is informal internet slang, if a B1 learner knows that adjective, the noun phrase follows normal adjective+noun composition and is immediately understandable.
Etymology
The phrase spoopy costume comes from an internet joke where people typed spoopy by mistake instead of 'spooky' on a funny Halloween picture, and that error made the idea feel silly and cute. So, a spoopy costume is a costume that is playfully 'spooky' — mildly scary but mostly funny and cute.