TriviaNo. 4996 · The 2026 edition
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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A collection of 60 pumpkin-themed puns and jokes that are cleverly spooky, perfect for Halloween humor.
About this
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
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Let's give 'em pumpkin to talk about.
Funny Pumpkin Puns
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Go big or gourd home.
Funny Pumpkin Puns
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Life is gourd.
Funny Pumpkin Puns
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Just a couple of country pumpkins
Funny Pumpkin Puns
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What's cooking, gourd looking?
Funny Pumpkin Puns
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The bigger the pumpkin, the harder the Fall
Funny Pumpkin Puns
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Oh my gourd! I love fall.
Funny Pumpkin Puns
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Life is gourd when it's pumpkin spice season.
Funny Pumpkin Puns
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Gourd vibes only
Funny Pumpkin Puns
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You're the pick of the pumpkin patch.
Funny Pumpkin Puns
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Hey, gourd looking!
Funny Pumpkin Puns
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Let the gourd times roll.
Funny Pumpkin Puns
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Carve out some fun this fall.
Funny Pumpkin Puns
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Let's lay this pumpkin to roast.
Funny Pumpkin Puns
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My pumpkin jokes are way too gourd.
Funny Pumpkin Puns
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Another gourd-geous day at the farm
Funny Pumpkin Puns
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Slipped on a pumpkin today. It caught me off gourd.
Pumpkin Jokes
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18
I used a pumpkin to summon ghosts. It was an Ouija gourd.
Pumpkin Jokes
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Where do pumpkins hold meetings? "In the gourdroom."
Pumpkin Jokes
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What do you call a pumpkin that works at the beach? "A life gourd."
Pumpkin Jokes
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What's a pumpkin's favorite Western? "The Gourd, The Bad, and The Ugly."
Pumpkin Jokes
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What do you call a pumpkin that can slam-dunk a basketball? "Michael Gourdan."
Pumpkin Jokes
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What is a pumpkin's favorite sport? "Squash."
Pumpkin Jokes
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How do you repair a broken jack o' lantern? "Use a pumpkin patch."
Pumpkin Jokes
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Why was the jack-o-lantern so afraid to cross the road? "Because it had no guts."
Pumpkin Jokes
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What did the pumpkin say to the pumpkin carver? "Cut it out."
Pumpkin Jokes
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What do you call an athletic pumpkin? "A jock o' lantern."
Pumpkin Jokes
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When asked how he was feeling, what did the pumpkin say? "I'm vine, thanks for asking."
Pumpkin Jokes
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What did the pumpkin say after Thanksgiving? "Good-pie, everyone."
Pumpkin Jokes
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What happens when you eat too much pumpkin pie? "You get au-tumn-y ache."
Pumpkin Jokes
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Why was the jack-o-lantern so forgetful? "Because he's empty headed."
Pumpkin Jokes
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What are jack-o-lanterns afraid of? "Things that go pump-kin the night."
Pumpkin Jokes
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What's a pumpkin's favorite genre? "Pulp fiction."
Short Pumpkin Jokes
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How do pumpkins greet each other? "Happy Hollow-ing!"
Short Pumpkin Jokes
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Why does the farmer keep gazing at his pumpkin patch? "Because it's so gourd-geous."
Short Pumpkin Jokes
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What do you get when you drop a pumpkin? "Squash."
Short Pumpkin Jokes
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How do you calculate the circumference of a pumpkin? "With pi."
Short Pumpkin Jokes
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Who helps the little pumpkins cross the road? "The crossing gourd."
Short Pumpkin Jokes
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How does a Halloween pumpkin listen to music? "On vine-yl."
Short Pumpkin Jokes
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Where do pumpkins live? "In the seedy part of town."
Short Pumpkin Jokes
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What did the pumpkin say at the bar? "Let's get smashed."
Short Pumpkin Jokes
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What do you call a fat jack-o-lantern? "A plump-kin."
Short Pumpkin Jokes
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What does a queasy pumpkin say? "I don't feel so gourd."
Short Pumpkin Jokes
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Have a gourd time on Halloween.
Pumpkin Puns For Halloween
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45
Orange you glad it's Halloween?
Pumpkin Puns For Halloween
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I'll spill my guts—I love Halloween!
Pumpkin Puns For Halloween
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A pumpkin a day keeps the goblins away.
Pumpkin Puns For Halloween
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Carve out some fun this Halloween.
Pumpkin Puns For Halloween
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We're getting lit on Halloween.
Pumpkin Puns For Halloween
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Getting pumpkin'd for Halloween
Pumpkin Puns For Halloween
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Let's get glowing—it's Halloween.
Pumpkin Puns For Halloween