The phrase comes from internet meme slang, where gooning is used as an exaggerated, tongue-in-cheek way to describe being fixated on something, rather than a literal statement. Clips built around the line circulate mainly as short reaction audio on TikTok and in meme edits, where the humour comes from applying an over-the-top phrase to an ordinary distraction. Because the line is short, catchy and easy to drop into a cut, it keeps appearing in new edits long after the original joke first spread.