Minions are the small yellow characters created by Illumination for Despicable Me, first released in 2010, and their squeaky, made-up chatter quickly became one of the most recognisable cartoon sounds in popular culture. Short clips of their laughs, cheers and excited squeals spread widely as reaction sounds on short-form video and messaging apps, where a single second of Minion noise can signal silliness without any dialogue. This wee is part of that pattern: it is short, instantly readable and easy to reuse, which is why editors keep reaching for Minion sounds for light, family-friendly humour years after the films.