Drinking and schlurping noises have long been used in cartoons and comedy to make a simple drink feel messy or rude, and short clips like this one circulate widely as reusable reaction sounds. Creators lift the gulp for thirst jokes, mukbang parodies, ASMR-style gags and over-the-top drinking scenes, where the wet, exaggerated swallow does most of the comedy work. Because it needs no dialogue, it works across languages and formats, from short videos to streams, and it stays popular as a quick punchline for thirst, greed or poor manners.