The clip comes from Quiplash, the Jackbox party game in which players write funny answers to prompts and vote for their favourites. Within that game, the mew is the sound associated with a cat answer, a small detail that players remembered long after the round ended. Shared as a short soundboard clip, it spread among Jackbox fans and meme editors who liked its brevity and deadpan delivery. It remains useful because a single mew can instantly signal feline behaviour without needing a longer animal sound.