Friday Night Funkin' is a free rhythm game first released in 2020, where players press arrows in time with music to win rap battles. Missing a note triggers this sound and breaks the player's combo, which is why players chasing a full combo dread hearing it. Clips of failed runs spread across YouTube, TikTok and Twitch, and the sound was soon lifted into edits and soundboards as a shorthand for messing up. It remains popular because rhythm game fans recognise it instantly, even out of context.