Define Costume Meaning

Costume
An outfit which one normally wears for special occasions or functions, outside of personal formality or professionalism (except in a few cases, such as actors and mascots), which tends to deviate from one's personal style; a costume is often worn as a representation or reference of either a fictional or famous Person, Animal, or Idea (such as an emotion, a sentient monster, or a place). They can be hand-made or professionally tailored - likewise, they can be made of anything, from cardboard and Solo Cups to silk and velvet. There is also a market for Pet Costumes.

In some American and European Countries, many people observe Halloween by dawning costumes in the likeness of animals, celebrities, monsters, witches, emergency personnel, and pop culture icons like a glass of beer or a dildo.

At certain expositions, it is also common, if not customary, to wear a costume. Such events include various Anime Conventions (Anime Expo), (San Diego/NewYork) Comic Con, and Furry Conventions (AnthroCon).

You can make a Chihuahua look like an ally cat.
By Annamaria
Costume
an outfit...the clothes you wore outside your house

"Throw on some drawers and pick out a costume
I think ill rock these blue jeans and this tee shirt
And whats a little polo sport gonna hurt?"-Gym Class Heroes
By Cathi
Costume
The use of perfume or cologne to hide the smell weed.

Guy 1: What's that smell?

Guy 2: That's probably my costume I had to put it on I just boxed the car.

Guy 1: Logical.
By Kari
Costume
Someone that puts up a front. Somone pretending to be someone or something else and it is not even Halloween. Puting on a Costume for us sort of speak.

By Bertine
Costumer
A person or company that makes or supplies costumes. Often confused with customer.

I went to see the local costumer to get my costume. I was his first customer of the day.
By Carolann
Costume
A costume is when your lack of clothes represents a person, place or thing.

My dog's costume was being naked so she looked like the Taco Bell dog.
By Alberta
Halloween Costume
A slutty outfit that you really shouldn't be wearing on any other day than Halloween, unless you're in Seaside Heights.

Snooki was wearing a total Halloween costume at Karma last night.
By Enriqueta
Spider Costume
An outfit donned by either losers, freaks, or Peter Parker. One can tell if the costume is worn by a loser or a freak, as they will have attached false legs to it to simulate the eight legs of an arachnid. On the other hand, when the costume is worn by Peter Parker, he then becomes Spider-Man. It will be very obvious when this happens because of the undoubted element of badass appeal, and the fact that the wearer will most likely be fighting crime and/or swinging from building.

John: I'm wearing a Spider Costume! Look at my eight legs!
Passerby: You are a loser/freak.

Peter Parker: Oh no! A bank heist! I must put on my Spider Costume and stop it!
Passerby: You are undoubtedly badass.
By Inna
Pirate Costume
A pirate costume consists most typically of three basic components:
- a shirt (not a t-shirt)
- full-length trousers
- a belt
- a vest
It is then accessorised with some of the following:
- a plastic or cardboard sword
- a headscarf or bandana
- a hook
- an eyepatch
- a parrot

The following rules concern the wearing of pirate costumes:
1. Each person may own only one pirate costume.
2. One must drink alcohol whenever wearing a pirate costume.
3. Pirate costumes may never be washed, unless the pirate jumps into a natural body of water while wearing the costume.
4. If three pirates high-five to a rule, then it becomes law for all pirates at all future pirate-nights.
5. Pirate laws may never be made up while not dressed as pirates.
6. Pirate costumes overrule any theme: i.e., one may go to any themed occasion at which there is alcohol in a pirate costume.

Terrance: I'm going to put on a pirate costume.
By Rosanne
Cat Costume
A costume worn by a female while seducing Big Tuck in his house with French Maids inside the Boom Room.

"Yellows dance there in cat costumes."
Cat Woman
By Jaclin