Peekza comes from Ironmouse, a popular VTuber whose expressive voice clips are widely shared as short reaction sounds. The word itself works as a playful peek-a-boo greeting, which is why streamers and editors picked it up for moments when someone appears, returns or surprises another person. As a soundboard clip it spread through reaction edits, short videos and meme compilations, where its brevity makes it easy to drop into a cut without breaking the pacing. It remains useful because the meaning is clear even without context.