Shared online as a short meme sound effect credited to Lockify, this distorted meow has no confirmed original recording or film source. It spread through soundboards and short video edits where creators needed a cat sound that felt intentionally wrong rather than cute. The long, warped cry fits the wider trend of pitching, stretching and distorting familiar animal noises for absurd humour. It remains popular for pet videos, reaction cuts and deliberately cursed edits because a single recognisable meow, pushed too far, instantly signals that the moment is not meant to be taken seriously.