The line belongs to the wider My Name Is Jeff meme, which grew out of a scene in the 2014 comedy film 22 Jump Street and spread through Vine, YouTube and TikTok as creators reused the awkward introduction for pranks, reaction edits and dubbed clips. Searchers often look for the Asian Jeff version because of the character's delivery in the scene, and the denial variant became a handy follow-up for videos where someone is pressed about knowing him. It remains popular because the joke needs no context beyond the name itself.