The chant comes from Jmancurly, a creator known for Gorilla Tag videos where players move like gorillas using only their arms in VR. Monke became the community's shorthand spelling for monkey, used in usernames, comments and memes celebrating the game's goofy movement. Clips of repeated monke chants spread beyond Gorilla Tag on YouTube and TikTok, becoming a general reaction for acting feral, goofing around with friends or abandoning strategy in a game. Its long loop keeps it popular for edits that need escalating silliness.