The phrase is French, with bouffe as informal slang for food, and the clip circulates online as a short reaction sound rather than a song or film quote with a widely credited source. Its humour comes from the exaggerated elongation at the end, which turns an everyday announcement into a meme-ready exclamation. French-speaking creators helped spread this style of shouted food call across short videos and soundboards, and it is now reused by editors who need an instant, recognisable cue that eating is about to begin.