The line comes from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, released in 2006, where townspeople and guards use short spoken greetings and responses during everyday interactions with the player. Because Oblivion's NPC dialogue was widely shared, clipped, and quoted by players, this particular brush-off became a recognisable shorthand for indifference in gaming communities. It later moved onto soundboards and short-form edits, where creators reuse it outside the game entirely. Its staying power comes from its universality: almost anyone has met a stranger who assumes familiarity, and the line says no in four seconds.