Cheems comes from photos of Balltze, a Shiba Inu from Hong Kong whose chubby cheek expression became a meme character known for weak, misspelled captions. The bonk version pairs that dog with a bat hit used to call out bad or overly bold behaviour online. This nothing personal variant adds a smug, fake polite payoff, turning a simple hit into a gotcha punchline. It spread through meme edits, gaming clips and reaction posts, and stays popular because the joke reads instantly without any setup or context needed.