The phrase "Kermit suicide" comes from online meme culture, where people replaced the word "commit" with "Kermit" as a dark pun referencing Kermit the Frog. It spread through image macros, reposted videos, and short meme edits rather than from a single widely recognized film or TV quote. The sound remains popular because it is extremely short, instantly recognizable to meme viewers, and easy to place at the end of a joke when a scene turns embarrassing, doomed, or absurdly overdramatic.