The exact origin of Gherboo is unknown, and no source film, show, game or creator is reliably attached to the clip. It appeared as a user upload on soundboards under its single word title and has stayed a niche find, with only a handful of plays and likes. That obscurity is part of how it is used online, shared as an in joke or a random find for edits, streams and chat replies where a recognisable sound would be too predictable and an unknown one gets a bigger reaction.