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60 Pumpkin Puns And Jokes That Are Wickedly Clever

Get ready to giggle with these gourd-geous pumpkin puns and wicked jokes!

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60 Pumpkin Puns And Jokes That Are Wickedly Clever
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A collection of 60 pumpkin-themed puns and jokes that are cleverly spooky, perfect for Halloween humor.

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A Southern Living roundup of pumpkin-themed puns and jokes for fall and Halloween, grouped into four sections: funny puns, pumpkin jokes, short pumpkin jokes, and Halloween puns. It's built for captions, cards, and social posts, from 'you're the pick of the pumpkin patch' one-liners to gourd-based question-and-answer gags. Every entry is ready-to-use wordplay you can drop into photos, cards, or party chatter.

The list

  1. 01

    Let's give 'em pumpkin to talk about.

    Funny Pumpkin Puns

  2. 02

    Go big or gourd home.

    Funny Pumpkin Puns

  3. 03

    Life is gourd.

    Funny Pumpkin Puns

  4. 04

    Just a couple of country pumpkins

    Funny Pumpkin Puns

  5. 05

    What's cooking, gourd looking?

    Funny Pumpkin Puns

  6. 06

    The bigger the pumpkin, the harder the Fall

    Funny Pumpkin Puns

  7. 07

    Oh my gourd! I love fall.

    Funny Pumpkin Puns

  8. 08

    Life is gourd when it's pumpkin spice season.

    Funny Pumpkin Puns

  9. 09

    Gourd vibes only

    Funny Pumpkin Puns

  10. 10

    You're the pick of the pumpkin patch.

    Funny Pumpkin Puns

  11. 11

    Hey, gourd looking!

    Funny Pumpkin Puns

  12. 12

    Let the gourd times roll.

    Funny Pumpkin Puns

  13. 13

    Carve out some fun this fall.

    Funny Pumpkin Puns

  14. 14

    Let's lay this pumpkin to roast.

    Funny Pumpkin Puns

  15. 15

    My pumpkin jokes are way too gourd.

    Funny Pumpkin Puns

  16. 16

    Another gourd-geous day at the farm

    Funny Pumpkin Puns

  17. 17

    Slipped on a pumpkin today. It caught me off gourd.

    Pumpkin Jokes

  18. 18

    I used a pumpkin to summon ghosts. It was an Ouija gourd.

    Pumpkin Jokes

  19. 19

    Where do pumpkins hold meetings? "In the gourdroom."

    Pumpkin Jokes

  20. 20

    What do you call a pumpkin that works at the beach? "A life gourd."

    Pumpkin Jokes

  21. 21

    What's a pumpkin's favorite Western? "The Gourd, The Bad, and The Ugly."

    Pumpkin Jokes

  22. 22

    What do you call a pumpkin that can slam-dunk a basketball? "Michael Gourdan."

    Pumpkin Jokes

  23. 23

    What is a pumpkin's favorite sport? "Squash."

    Pumpkin Jokes

  24. 24

    How do you repair a broken jack o' lantern? "Use a pumpkin patch."

    Pumpkin Jokes

  25. 25

    Why was the jack-o-lantern so afraid to cross the road? "Because it had no guts."

    Pumpkin Jokes

  26. 26

    What did the pumpkin say to the pumpkin carver? "Cut it out."

    Pumpkin Jokes

  27. 27

    What do you call an athletic pumpkin? "A jock o' lantern."

    Pumpkin Jokes

  28. 28

    When asked how he was feeling, what did the pumpkin say? "I'm vine, thanks for asking."

    Pumpkin Jokes

  29. 29

    What did the pumpkin say after Thanksgiving? "Good-pie, everyone."

    Pumpkin Jokes

  30. 30

    What happens when you eat too much pumpkin pie? "You get au-tumn-y ache."

    Pumpkin Jokes

  31. 31

    Why was the jack-o-lantern so forgetful? "Because he's empty headed."

    Pumpkin Jokes

  32. 32

    What are jack-o-lanterns afraid of? "Things that go pump-kin the night."

    Pumpkin Jokes

  33. 33

    What's a pumpkin's favorite genre? "Pulp fiction."

    Short Pumpkin Jokes

  34. 34

    How do pumpkins greet each other? "Happy Hollow-ing!"

    Short Pumpkin Jokes

  35. 35

    Why does the farmer keep gazing at his pumpkin patch? "Because it's so gourd-geous."

    Short Pumpkin Jokes

  36. 36

    What do you get when you drop a pumpkin? "Squash."

    Short Pumpkin Jokes

  37. 37

    How do you calculate the circumference of a pumpkin? "With pi."

    Short Pumpkin Jokes

  38. 38

    Who helps the little pumpkins cross the road? "The crossing gourd."

    Short Pumpkin Jokes

  39. 39

    How does a Halloween pumpkin listen to music? "On vine-yl."

    Short Pumpkin Jokes

  40. 40

    Where do pumpkins live? "In the seedy part of town."

    Short Pumpkin Jokes

  41. 41

    What did the pumpkin say at the bar? "Let's get smashed."

    Short Pumpkin Jokes

  42. 42

    What do you call a fat jack-o-lantern? "A plump-kin."

    Short Pumpkin Jokes

  43. 43

    What does a queasy pumpkin say? "I don't feel so gourd."

    Short Pumpkin Jokes

  44. 44

    Have a gourd time on Halloween.

    Pumpkin Puns For Halloween

  45. 45

    Orange you glad it's Halloween?

    Pumpkin Puns For Halloween

  46. 46

    I'll spill my guts—I love Halloween!

    Pumpkin Puns For Halloween

  47. 47

    A pumpkin a day keeps the goblins away.

    Pumpkin Puns For Halloween

  48. 48

    Carve out some fun this Halloween.

    Pumpkin Puns For Halloween

  49. 49

    We're getting lit on Halloween.

    Pumpkin Puns For Halloween

  50. 50

    Getting pumpkin'd for Halloween

    Pumpkin Puns For Halloween

  51. 51

    Let's get glowing—it's Halloween.

    Pumpkin Puns For Halloween

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