Bomboclat comes from Jamaican Patois and spread widely online in 2019 as a caption meme on Twitter, where users paired the word with confused or unimpressed images. The dog version follows that same format, turning a pet's blank stare and bark into the reaction itself. As the format moved to TikTok and short video edits, creators began using the audio alone to signal disbelief without needing the original image. It remains popular because the slang, the animal reaction, and the short runtime make it instantly understandable across different meme contexts.