The slogan comes from Arby's advertising, where actor Ving Rhames has provided the deep voiceover for the chain's commercials since the 'We Have The Meats' campaign began in 2014. The line was created to highlight the restaurant's focus on roast beef and other sliced meats, and it quickly became one of the most recognisable fast-food taglines in the United States. Clips of the voiceover later spread on YouTube, TikTok, and meme pages, where creators use it ironically for any oversized meal or boastful claim, keeping the short phrase familiar well beyond its original adverts.
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The Arby's We Have The Meats sound effect features the deep voiceover from the fast-food chain's ad slogan, used in memes and edits to announce a big reveal.
The clip is the short Arby's tagline 'We have the meats,' delivered in a deep, slow, gravelly male voice over a brief musical sting. The voice sounds confident and deliberately over-the-top, stretching the words for comic emphasis while the music adds a dramatic, almost cinematic finish. Hearing it instantly signals meat, excess, and a bold claim, even without any picture, because the slogan is so closely tied to the restaurant's advertising. In a video it lands like a punchline, turning an ordinary reveal into something bigger, meatier, and funnier, and giving the moment a familiar commercial weight that viewers recognise straight away.