This sound is widely recognized from Minecraft, the sandbox game released by Mojang in 2011. Players usually associate it with Endermen teleporting and with ender pearl movement, so it spread naturally into gameplay clips, TikToks, and short memes. Its staying power comes from how brief and readable it is: one hit instantly suggests teleportation, evasion, or a sudden reposition. Even outside Minecraft edits, people use it as a shorthand for anything that seems to vanish and reappear in a split second.