With no single film, show or creator tied to this clip, its popularity comes from how clearly it communicates drinking without any words or context. Short gulping effects like this became a staple of meme edits, soundboards and short form video because they work as instant shorthand for parties, dares and overdoing it. Editors drop it over unrelated footage to imply a character is drinking on purpose or giving in, and that simple mismatch is where most of the humour comes from in modern reaction edits.