World of Warcraft, released by Blizzard in 2004, gives each playable race and gender its own voice lines for emotes such as laughing, cheering and crying. This clip is the female human version of that laugh emote, a sound players hear constantly in towns, raids and roleplay. As gameplay clips and soundboards spread online, short emote sounds like this one became handy reaction audio outside the game itself. It remains popular because it is instantly recognisable to WoW players, yet short and light enough to fit into memes, edits and streams without needing any context.