The Taco Bell Bong became a recurring joke in short-form meme edits, where the deep hit is used as a deadpan sound cue rather than a reference to any single show or film. Its short length makes it easy to drop into short video clips, reaction videos, and chat jokes, and creators reuse it because the sound is instantly recognisable even without context. Like other meme punchline effects, it spread through repeated reuse in edits, with each new clip reinforcing its meaning as a signal for something absurd, awkward, or unexpectedly dramatic.