The W comes from livestream chat culture, where viewers type W to mark a win and streamers read the reaction back to their audience. Speed, known for loud and unpredictable broadcasts, became closely linked with that hype, and clips of his chat erupting spread across TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Discord edits. The longer, louder version became popular because it captures the whole surge rather than a single shout. Editors now reuse it as shorthand for approval, victory and shared excitement.